The new MAC/CCB Museum of Contemporary Art/Cultural Center of Belém, in Lisbon, (formerly known as the Berardo Collection Museum) officially reopens to the public on 27 October. A full schedule of celebrations, including music performances, art tours and children’s activities are planned for the weekend of 27-29 October. Admission is free. See the full agenda of activities below…
MAC/CCB Opening Night – Friday, 27 October
Doors open at 21:30 Entrance is free. Visitors will have a first look at the first exhibitions of the new museum:
- Or Continuous Drawing – Drawings from the Teixeira de Freitas Collection.
- Cross a Burning Bridge by Berlinde de Bruyckere
- Living in Lisbon – 50 years of architectural housing strategies
- Berardo Collection from First Modernism to the New Vanguards of the 20th Century
- Object, Body and Space – A review of artistic genres from the 1960s onwards
At 22:30, visitors are treated to a performance by João Pimenta Gomes, featuring the vocals of Carminho. Following, at 23:00, the beats keep coming with music by DJ Jonathan Uliel Saldanha.
Objects, Body and Space Exhibition Visits
Saturday, 28 October
Brief visits around an artist (15 min.) in Portuguese. Meet at the respective work – Floor 1.
12:15 – Pistoletto
14:45 – Frank Stella
15:15 – Ellsworth Kelly
15:30 – Joseph Kosuth
15:45 – Ana Mendieta
16:00 – Jimmie Durham
16:15 – Adriana Varejão
16:30 – Robert Gober
16:45 – Richard Serra
17:15 – Fernando Calhau
Sunday, 29 October
Brief visits around an artist (15 min.) in Portuguese. Meet at the respective work – Floor 1.
12:15 – On Kawara
14:45 – Carl Andre
15:15 – Donald Judd
315:30 – Vitor Acconci
15:45 – Helena Almeida
16:00 – Jimmie Durham
16:15 – Adriana Varejã
16:30 – Tony Cragg
16:45 – Pedro Cabrita Reis
Crossing a Burning Bridge Exhibition Visit (in English)
On Saturday, the 28th at 15:30, the artist featured in the exhibition, Berlinde de Bruyckere will present a guided visit in English. This visit is also free. Please book your space in advance via email servico.educativo.museu@ccb.pt or call +351 213 612 800.
First Modernism to the New Vanguards of the 20th Century Exhibition Visits
Route 1 (28 & 29 October)
Brief visits around an artist (15 min.) in Portuguese. Meet at the respective work – Floor 2.
16:00 – El Lissitzky
16:15 – Marcel Duchamp
16:30 – Piet Mondrian
16:45 – Man Ray
17:30 – Pablo Picasso + Louise Bourgeois
17:45 – Francis Bacon
18:00 – Paula Rego
Route 2 (28 & 29 October)
Brief visits around an artist (15 min.) in Portuguese. Meet at the respective work – Floor 2.
16:00 – Alain Jacquet
16:15 – Mimmo Rotella
16:30 – Arman
16:45 – David Hockney
17:30 – Andy Warhol
17:45 – Yves Klein
18:00 – Jackson Pollock
Minimalism Concerts
In New York in the late 1950s, a new artistic movement emerged–“Minimalism.” This new style focussed on the use of very few instruments. This will be a unique opportunity to watch performances by awad-winning Portuguese solo musicians. Each concert will last an average of 12 to 15 minutes.
Saturday, 28 October
Program
Percussion Group of the Professional School of Music of Espinho
Clapping, de Steve Reich
Music for Pieces of Wood, Steve Reich
12:30 – Concert (Sala Arte Povera, Floor -1)
15:00 – Concert (Sala Pintura Sistémica, Floor -1)
Program
Maximo Klyetsun (piano) playing…
Three impressions of the divine comedy , by Sira Hernández
Inferno: In the middle of the road
In a Landscape , by John Cage
17:00 – Concert (Post-Minimalism Room, Floor -1)
Sunday, 29 October
Program
João Sousa(clarinet)
New York Counterpoint, de Steve Reich
12:30 – Concert (Conceptualism Room, Floor -1)
15:00 – Concert (Minimalism Room, Floor -1)
For more information, visit the MAC/CCB Re-Opening Event page.
MAC/CCB
Praça do Império
Belém
Lisbon
Telephone: +351 213 612 400
Email: ccb@ccb.pt
Hours
Tuesday to Sunday – 10:00 to 19:00 (last entry at 18:30)
Closed on Monday
Free entrance first Sunday every month
