Exhibitions in Lisbon
December 2025
December 2025 at a glance: 0 exhibitions opened, 0 closed, and 8 more were on view across the city.
Was on view in December
SUPERCREATURES! Powered by Natureto 30 SeptPavilhão do Conhecimento – Ciência VivaPast
27 interactive exhibits reveal the evolved "superpowers" of Portuguese animals, from the peregrine falcon's 300 km/h dive to the Iberian wolf's howl.
Variations to Carlos Paredesto 31 OctMuseu do FadoPast
Centenary show on Carlos Paredes (1925-2004), master of the Portuguese guitar, through his instruments, records, documents and films.
The Photographic Impulse: (Un)settling the Colonial Archiveto 31 DecMuseu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência
A decolonial reading of photographs and scientific objects from Portuguese geodesy and anthropology expeditions to colonised territories, from the late 19th century to 1974.
Illustrare – Journeys of Scientific Illustration in Portugalto 31 DecMuseu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência
Six centuries of Portuguese natural-history illustration, shown alongside specimens and models, exploring images made both to enchant and to communicate science.
Natural Variations – A Journey Through Portugal's Landscapesto 31 DecMuseu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência
An immersive 1,200m² journey through ten Portuguese ecosystems: climb a mountain, descend into a cave and dive into the ocean among plants, animals and fossils.
Japan: Festivities and Ritesto 3 Jan 2027Museu do Oriente
More than 1,500 objects, recreated altars and shrines trace Japan's calendar of Shinto and Buddhist festivals, from New Year and the Boys' and Girls' festivals to funeral rites.
The Eternal Ark – Fernando Pessoa and Posterityto 10 Jan 2027Casa Fernando Pessoa
How Pessoa's legend grew after 1935 from the famous trunk of unpublished papers. Curated by Antonio Sáez Delgado; visitors assemble their own take-away selection of texts.
Rosana Antolí. An Aria for the Mallardto 11 Jan 2027Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian (CAM)Free
A sound installation in the Gulbenkian Garden's south lawn: an opera aria for the mallard duck, sung by Gulbenkian Choir soprano Claire Rocha Santos with the garden's own birds.
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- SUPERCREATURES! Powered by Nature© Скарабей_священний_на_о._Джарилгач_(cropped)
- Variations to Carlos ParedesAugusto Cabrita
- The Photographic Impulse: (Un)settling the Colonial ArchiveCourtesy of Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência
- Illustrare – Journeys of Scientific Illustration in PortugalCourtesy of Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência
- Natural Variations – A Journey Through Portugal's LandscapesCourtesy of Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência
- Japan: Festivities and RitesCourtesy of Museu do Oriente
- The Eternal Ark – Fernando Pessoa and PosterityGualdimG / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rosana Antolí. An Aria for the MallardCourtesy of Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian (CAM)
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