In 1846, a thread and fabric company (Companhia de Fiação e Tecidos Lisbonense) built a large factory near the Tagus...
Art galleries generally have a reputation for being minimalistic spaces, in high-traffic urban areas, frequented by bohemian art groupies and upper-end snooty collectors. Côrte-Real Gallery in Paderne is the complete antithesis of that stereotype.
Porto is home to a world-class museum of contemporary art. Opened in 1999, the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art displays cutting-edge international art in a striking minimalist building by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Alvaro Siza Vieira.
The magical village of Sintra, just outside Lisbon, is known for being the playground of Portuguese royalty, a Moorish fortress...
The Casa das Historias Paula Rego is one of the newest museums in the ever-developing Lisbon-area culture scene. Opening in 2009, the “House of Stories” provides an ideal showcase for the works of renowned Portuguese contemporary artist Paula Rego.
Just an hour south of Porto, in the city of Aveiro, is the Aliança Underground Museum and Winery. It blends two key passions of majority owner Jose Berardo: wine and art.
The goal is “to create unique experiences for our customers.” With that in mind, the innovative team behind Wrong Weather...
After 40 years of collecting, de Brito amassed a significant and respected collection. And now, 105 works, covering a period from1914 to present, are on exhibit at the Center of Art Manuel de Brito.