40 upcoming art events
Segundo Ciclo
Sat, 6 Jun 2026 at 14:30
Centro Cultural de Belém
Interactive school visits and workshops for children to explore Modern and Contemporary Art and Architecture at Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon.
Frida Orupabo
Sat, 6 Jun 2026 at 11:00
Centro Cultural de Belém
Frida Orupabo's first solo exhibition in Portugal at Centro Cultural de Belém revisits a vast Instagram image archive to explore intimacy, violence, and the fluid digital gaze in dialogue with MAC/CCB's architecture.
José Pedro Croft
Sat, 6 Jun 2026 at 11:00
Centro Cultural de Belém
Exhibition by José Pedro Croft at Centro Cultural de Belém featuring prints, drawings, reliefs and sculptures exploring body, scale, space and architecture.
May I Help You? Posso Ajudar?
Sat, 6 Jun 2026 at 11:00
Centro Cultural de Belém
Exhibition inspired by Andrea Fraser's critique of institutional help, exploring five decades of art and museum connections at Centro Cultural de Belém.
Olhos Múltiplos
Sat, 6 Jun 2026 at 11:00
Centro Cultural de Belém
Olhos Múltiplos at Centro Cultural de Belém in Lisbon stages a narrative-first gathering where three generations fuse the sensitive, symbolic and ancestral with popular and magical elements, inviting a collaborative, political storytelling practice.
Terra Crua
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 at 11:00
Centro Cultural de Belém
Terra Crua is an exhibition at Centro Cultural de Belém exploring soil as a material for ethical, poetic contemporary architecture in Portugal.
Arte & Moda
Sun, 21 Jun 2026
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Arte & Moda at Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian blends art and fashion in a stylish Lisbon showcase where creativity and couture intersect in luminous gallery spaces.
MATER - from the CGD Collection
Sun, 21 Jun 2026
Culturgest Outside
MATER, drawn from the CGD Collection, unfolds at Culturgest Outside in Lisbon as a tactile art odyssey—sculptural forms and immersive media against a sunlit urban backdrop.
João Penalva - Characters and Players
Sun, 12 Jul 2026
Culturgest — Fundação Caixa Geral de Depósitos
João Penalva's Characters and Players unfolds at Culturgest, Lisbon, weaving photography, performance, and cinema into a shifting gallery-theatre where each frame asks who you are and who you become, live, intimate, and provocative.
O Portugal de Todd Webb
Mon, 27 Jul 2026
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
O Portugal de Todd Webb at Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian presents Todd Webb's Portugal in a Lisbon exhibition, a visual journey through street scenes and quiet corners captured with cinematic clarity.
Diogo Pimentão. Força Transitória das Coisas
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
On 14 Sep 2026, Portuguese artist Diogo Pimentão presents 'Força Transitória das Coisas' in a new exhibition at Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian in Lisbon.
Rosa Barba. Desenhar Vocabulários
Mon, 28 Sept 2026
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Rosa Barba presents an immersive exhibition at the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, exploring drawing, language, and vocabulary through film installations. Desenhar Vocabulários invites visitors to trace vocabularies across light, image, and time in a contemplative, museum-scale presentation.
Inês Zenha. Águas Turvas
Sat, 19 Sept 2026
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Inês Zenha. Águas Turvas at Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon—an arresting blend of sculpture, moving image, and shimmering color that invites quiet introspection and bold curiosity.
Ângela Ferreira
Sat, 24 Oct 2026 at 11:00
Centro Cultural de Belém
Exhibition by Angela Ferreira at Centro Cultural de Belém (MAC/CCB) exploring installation, video, photography and sculpture, tracing works from the 1990s to the present.
Neïl Beloufa
Thu, 12 Nov 2026 at 10:00
Centro Cultural de Belém
Neïl Beloufa's first Portugal exhibition at MAC/CCB invites visitors to interact with objects and play live computer-game chapters as part of an immersive, multimedia journey.
Drawing Room Lisboa'26
Thu, 22 Oct 2026
LISA (Sala Lisa)
Drawing Room Lisboa'26 casts a spotlight on contemporary drawing and paper, pairing international galleries with bold, challenging works in a sunlit Lisbon venue, featuring themed exhibitions, crisp lines, and ideas unfolding on every sheet.
Pintar é Fácil. Faça Você Mesmo!
Sat, 10 Oct 2026
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Pintar é Fácil. Faça Você Mesmo! at Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian invites families and artists to roll up their sleeves for DIY painting, collaborative projects and playful creative exploration in Lisbon.
Fotoreise Lissabon: die charmante Hafenstadt mit der Kamera entdecken
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 at 18:00
Lissabon
Join a photo-focused Lisbon workshop and discover the charming port city through your lens. We’ll visit the city’s best photo spots and sharpen your photography skills with guided shoots in Lisbon’s outdoor scenery and urban vistas.
Marisol
Thu, 3 Dec 2026 at 10:00
Centro Cultural de Belém
A retrospective of Marisol Escobar's drawings (1950s–2016) with sculptures, archival materials, and related Warhol films at Centro Cultural de Belém.
Centenary exhibition of Júlio Pomar
Sun, 10 Jan 2027
LISA (Sala Lisa)
Centenary exhibition of Júlio Pomar at CAMB in Lisbon surveys 1944–2004, tracing the painter’s career across nearly all phases with bold color, political works, and modern Portuguese art.
Francisca Carvalho
Thu, 12 Nov 2026 at 10:00
Centro Cultural de Belém
Solo exhibition by Francisca Carvalho at Centro Cultural de Belém, exploring symbolic motifs across collages, drawings, patterns, textiles, and paintings inspired by India.
Toma! 150 Years of Zé Povinho
Thu, 11 Feb 2027
LISA (Sala Lisa)
Toma! 150 Years of Zé Povinho at the Bordalo Pinheiro Museum in Lisbon honors Portugal’s most enduring satirical icon, celebrating irreverent humor, social critique and national memory.
Jacob Kirkegaard. Testimonium
Sun, 31 Jan 2027
LISA (Sala Lisa)
An immersive multichannel sound installation 'Testimonium' by Jacob Kirkegaard as part of the (de)composition programme in Lisboa.
Anna Maria Maiolino – Poetic Earth
Thu, 25 Mar 2027
MAAT in Lisbon presents Poetic Earth, a major exhibition by renowned Brazilian artist Anna Maria Maiolino. The show surveys her influential contemporary practice across installation, drawing, and sculpture, exploring gender, labor, and language. Housed at the riverside Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, it offers a powerful look at Maiolino’s impact on Latin American art.
Nadir Afonso | Territory of Absolute Freedom
Thu, 4 Feb 2027
LISA (Sala Lisa)
An expansive Lisbon show surveys Nadir Afonso’s precise geometric language through 94 original works, tracing a lifelong quest for absolute freedom and the luminous rigor that reshaped 20th-century Portuguese painting.
Comunicar é Natural. A Botânica nas Comunicações
Sat, 9 Jan 2027
LISA (Sala Lisa)
Comunicar é Natural. Botânica nas Comunicações invites Lisbon visitors to trace how human speech and art entwine with plants, showing how leaves, pollination, and scent shape our messages.
Hut Hut
Sun, 21 Feb 2027
LISA (Sala Lisa)
In Lisbon's Lumiar Cite, Hut Hut is Willem de Rooij’s first solo exhibition in Portugal, an intricate, quiet survey of images and archives that reframes the domestic into art with razor-sharp precision.
Bruno Zhu. Belas Artes
Sun, 28 Feb 2027
LISA (Sala Lisa)
Bruno Zhu presents an exhibition at Belas Artes in Lisbon, examining power structures in museology through a distinctive conceptual approach.
1st Exhibition Cycle
Wed, 10 Feb 2027
LISA (Sala Lisa)
The 1st Exhibition Cycle at the Arpad Szenes-Vieira da Silva Foundation in Lisbon runs February 10 to May 10, 2026, framing a cycle of contemporary visions within a living modern-art setting.
Phoebe Collings-James
Sun, 7 Feb 2027
LISA (Sala Lisa)
Phoebe Collings-James channels two decades of multidisciplinary practice—music, sound, painting, writing and ceramic sculpture—into a tactile, enigmatic Lisbon show that invites touch and curiosity.
Rituals of light | The bright of Nossa Senhora das Candeias
Thu, 4 Feb 2027
LISA (Sala Lisa)
Rituals of light illuminates Lisbon’s Nossa Senhora das Candeias with art that probes how light shapes history, turning quiet spaces into luminous journeys through invention, absence, and human wonder.
Quinta Pedagógica - 30th anniversary
Thu, 1 Apr 2027
Lisbon hosts a commemorative exhibition marking the 30th anniversary of Quinta Pedagógica, inviting the public to explore its educational mission through interactive displays and archival materials. This artsy celebration highlights decades of community learning at the site and invites everyone to join.
Mafolofolo
Fri, 26 Feb 2027
LISA (Sala Lisa)
Lisboa hosts Mafolofolo, a MADEYOULOOK collective exhibition from South Africa, pairing striking installations with sharp social critique and a vibrant cross-continental dialogue in a sleek gallery setting.
Cartoon Xira
Sun, 7 Mar 2027
LISA (Sala Lisa)
Cartoon Xira returns to Lisboa, presenting the most irreverent works by Portugal's top cartoonists in a bold, playful exhibit that sparkles with satire, color, and fearless lines.
Happiness | Mariana Mizarela
Sun, 10 Jan 2027
LISA (Sala Lisa)
Happiness, a Mariana Mizarela exhibition in Lisbon, invites viewers to reflect on what lights children’s faces and joy, using vibrant forms to celebrate simple, universal delight.
Graça Morais – An Anthology
Mon, 15 Mar 2027
Graça Morais – An Anthology surveys over 170 drawings and paintings by Portuguese artist Graça Morais, on view at Palácio Anjos in Algés near Lisbon. Spanning multiple decades, the exhibition offers intimate studies and bold, visionary works in a grand indoor setting.
Amália, by Thurston Hopkins
Sat, 6 Mar 2027
National Pantheon (Panteão Nacional)
A photography exhibition at Lisbon's National Pantheon dedicated to Amália Rodrigues, featuring Thurston Hopkins' archival portraits. Running from March 6 through June 21, 2027, the show offers a nostalgic look at Portugal's famed fado icon in refined prints.
Salão Motorclássico
Sat, 20 Mar 2027
Salão Motorclássico is a dedicated exhibition celebrating classic cars and motorcycles in Lisbon. The event spotlights iconic models, vintage design, and automotive heritage, inviting enthusiasts and families to explore timeless machines and the culture surrounding them.
Designing Sustainable Futures Exhibition
Sun, 21 Mar 2027
An immersive Lisbon exhibition exploring how design, science, and nature can shape sustainable futures. From €6, the show invites visitors to engage with design-driven insights and interactive displays that reimagine our planet.
ON: Smile! You’re on camera
Thu, 29 Jan 2618
Zé dos Bois (Galeria ZDB)
Lisbon-based exhibition by Maria Peixoto Martins at Galeria Zé dos Bois (ZDB). A contemporary show exploring image and perception under the theme Smile! You’re on camera, staged in the gallery’s intimate, cutting-edge space.