Exhibitions in Lisbon
February 2027
February at a glance: 0 exhibitions opening, 11 closing, and 6 more on view across the city.
Closing in February
Inês Zenha. Murky Waters8 FebCentro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian (CAM) · Free
Inês Zenha turns the Project Space into a post-human cave of water, clay and bodily fluids, exploring queer identity, desire and transformation.
Pedro Cabrita Reis – “without sorrow of heart”15 FebMAAT – Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology
Nearly 200 unseen paintings, drawings and sculptures made for MAAT's Oval Gallery, in which one of Portugal's best-known artists takes on the masters of post-Renaissance art.
Turn Around. A Look at the EDP Foundation Art Collection15 FebMAAT – Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology
Around 90 works by 58 leading Portuguese contemporary artists, from Helena Almeida to Julião Sarmento, drawn from a collection of some 2,500 works from the 1960s to today.
Exhibiting, Publishing: MAAT in Print (2016–2026)15 FebMAAT – Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology
More than 300 books and catalogues look back on ten years of MAAT's publishing and exhibition programme.
Life is the Game – An immersive experience by Paulo Furtado15 FebMAAT – Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology
A mixed-reality headset journey through death and rebirth, directed and scored by Paulo Furtado (The Legendary Tigerman). Sessions last 15 to 18 minutes, for up to 6 people, pre-booked.
Sei Miguel: Original Copy21 FebCulturgest · Free
The hybrid diagrams, between drawing and writing, that jazz and experimental musician Sei Miguel invented to score what musical notation couldn't capture.
"Heaven on Earth Cannot Wait": Works from the CGD Collection21 FebCulturgest
For Caixa Geral de Depósitos' 150th anniversary, new acquisitions to its art collection enter into dialogue with existing works. Title from poet Adília Lopes.
VENUS – Valentino Garavani through the eyes of Joana Vasconcelos22 FebMAAT – Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology
Joana Vasconcelos sets her monumental textile sculptures, including Valkyrie Venus and Marilyn, in dialogue with over 30 Valentino haute couture and ready-to-wear creations.
João Pimenta Gomes – New Age22 FebMAAT – Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology
A sound installation of around ten resonant, leaf-like metal objects, made for MAAT's Project Room by the Lisbon musician and visual artist.
The Exhibition of a Dream22 FebCentro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian (CAM)
Curated by Mathieu Copeland, sixteen dreams become songs played along evolving mandalas in the Engawa Space: an exhibition without screens, experienced through sound and space.
Ângela Ferreira: Here I Stand28 FebMAC/CCB – Museum of Contemporary Art and Architecture Centre
Survey of Ângela Ferreira from 1990s pieces to new work, tracing her long research into the facts, figures and architectures linked to colonialism.
Also on through February
On Drawing Placesto 29 MarCentro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian (CAM)
More than fifty artists from the 1950s to today use drawing, painting, sculpture, photography and video to build places between reality and imagination.
Marisol: When Things Are Just Beginningto 12 AprMAC/CCB – Museum of Contemporary Art and Architecture Centre
The first retrospective of Marisol Escobar's drawings, bringing together over one hundred works made from the 1950s until her death.
Francisca Carvalho: Kouroi al corato 23 MayMAC/CCB – Museum of Contemporary Art and Architecture Centre
Solo show of Francisca Carvalho's vertiginous narratives, built from a blend of many sources into a rich, distinctive visual vocabulary.
Neïl Beloufato 23 MayMAC/CCB – Museum of Contemporary Art and Architecture Centre
French-Algerian artist Neïl Beloufa builds a route where visitors interact with objects and play through chapters of a live computer game.
Animals of Lisbon – Another History of the Cityto 4 JunMuseu de Lisboa
Dogs, pigs, horses, even elephants and rhinos: the non-human neighbours who shaped Lisbon's streets, markets and stables. At the Pimenta Palace.
ANTROPO(CÉNICO) – In the Time of Humansto 31 DecMuseu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência
Long-term installation on humanity's impact on the planet: 90 mammals from around the globe fill the room, tracing transformation and loss from the fossil record to today.
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