MAGICA exhibition in Lisbon
Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência Rua da Escola Politécnica, 56, Lisboa, PortugalThe MAGICA: Science and Spectacle in the 19th Century exhibition will open on 11 February at 6 pm. The opening will include a visit led by Márcia Vilarigues and Luísa Cymbron and demonstrations of the glass harp by Maria Sempiterno and Francisco Monteiro. The exhibition will be displayed at the National Museum of Natural History...
Exhibition ‘Musical Iconography in the Churches and Chapels of Funchal’
Torre do Capitão, Funchal Caminho de Santo Amaro 8-14, Funchal, PortugalThe Madeira Musicology and Art Studies Academy of the Madeira Conservatory - School of the Arts and the Regional Directorate for Culture are presenting the exhibition ‘Musical Iconography in the Churches and Chapels of Funchal’, dedicated to the visual representation of music in Funchal's sacred heritage. Organised by Paulo Esteireiro (Conservatory - Madeira School of...
Exhibition What a man is capable of — José Mário Branco’s Collection in Odemira
Olaria Municipal de Odemira Tv. da Quinta da Estrela 7, Odemira, PortugalThe exhibition What a man is capable of — José Mário Branco's Collection (CESEM, INET-md, CEDJMB-ML), which was on display at the NOVA Reitoria in September and October 2024, will be exhibited at the Festival of Justice and Freedom, organized by Odemira city hall. The exhibition's opening will take place on April 12 at 4...
“Águas paradas não movem moinhos”: tribute to José Mário Branco (tour of the sextet 6 VIOLAS)
With the aim of celebrating the music and work of José Mário Branco 6 VIOLAS presents the disc “Águas paradas não movem moinhos”. Conceived and carried out by composer and viola player José Valente, this project establishes an unexpected link between classical music and intervention song to honour and praise the unavoidable legacy of one...
Reading and discussion session about Listen: A History of our Ears by Peter Szendy
Cinemateca Portuguesa R. Barata Salgueiro 39, Lisboa, PortugalOn 2nd May, at 6:30 pm, the Research Cluster in Thought and Music (NPM) will hold a reading and discussion session on Peter Szendy’s book Listen: A History of our Ears (Ecoute: une histoire de nos oreilles), focusing primarily on the chapter titled "Listening (to Listening): The Making of the Modern Ear". The meeting point will be the terrace of Cinemateca Portuguesa....
Conversas a Meias – for slow listening I Open class with Paulo Maria Rodrigues and Diogo Nunes
LAMCI Campus de Campolide, Colégio Almada Negreiros, Sala 204, Lisboa, PortugalThe third session of Conversas a Meias (May 15, Thursday, noon), entitled ‘Guided Tour of DBW25’, will be led by Paulo Maria Rodrigues (University of Aveiro and Companhia de Música Teatral) and moderated by Diogo Nunes (former student at the Santa Cecília Music Academy and rapper in ‘O Gigante Adamastor’, a work composed by Paulo...
Music guidance sessions for parents and children [registration now open]
LAMCI Campus de Campolide, Colégio Almada Negreiros, Sala 204, Lisboa, PortugalWe are looking for children and their carers for music sessions in May 2025. The sessions are free of charge. As part of their training, students from the Music in Childhood Postgraduate Programme (NOVA FCSH) will lead these sessions, which will take place at LaMCI-LEC, Colégio Almada Negreiros - Campolide Campus, from 4.30 pm to...
15th International Congress ‘Paper History in the Iberian Peninsula’
Auditório Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal Campo Grande, 83, Lisboa, PortugalThe 15th International Congress of the Asociación Hispánica de Historiadores del Papel (Hispanic Association of Paper Historians), an association that aims to channel the efforts of all individuals or legal entities who wish to contribute to the historical, scientific, and technical research of paper, will take place between 26 and 28 June at the National...