Exhibitions in Lisbon

January 2026

January 2026 at a glance: 1 exhibition opened, 0 closed, and 7 more were on view across the city.

Banner for the exhibition Salvando Vidas do Mar at the Museu de Marinha

A sacred scarab beetle rolling a dung ball, one of the 'titanic strength' animals featured in SUPERCREATURES!

Carlos Paredes at RCA studios, c. 1971

O Impulso Fotográfico exhibition view

Variações Naturais exhibition view

Opened in January

Saving Lives from the Sea – Neutral Portugal in a World at War (1939–1945)16 Jan
Museu de Marinha
How neutral Portugal's navy, merchant and fishing ships rescued some 6,000 people from 12 nations' vessels in WWII, and the Portuguese seafarers lost to the war.

Was on view in January

SUPERCREATURES! Powered by Natureto 30 Sept
Pavilhão do Conhecimento – Ciência Viva
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 Oct
Museu do Fado
Centenary show on Carlos Paredes (1925-2004), master of the Portuguese guitar, through his instruments, records, documents and films.
The Eternal Ark – Fernando Pessoa and Posterityto 6 Dec
Casa 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How Pessoa's legend grew after 1935 from the famous trunk of unpublished papers.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.
The Photographic Impulse: (Un)settling the Colonial Archiveto 31 Dec
Museu 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.
Natural Variations – A Journey Through Portugal's Landscapesto 31 Dec
Museu 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.
Illustrare – Journeys of Scientific Illustration in Portugalto 31 Dec
Museu 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.
Japan: Festivities and Ritesto 3 Jan
Museu 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.

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