Lisbon Praça do Império, Centro Cultural de Belém 1449-003
Portugal
Hours: Tuesday–Sunday 10am–6:30pm
A Living, Habitable, and Inhabited Space
Bringing together art and architecture, MAC/CCB houses a community, its relationships, objects, territories, and affections. A museum of experimentation and innovation where visitors can connect with artists and architects, explore their ideas, and reflect on the past and present to envision what will shape the future. As an active agent engaging diverse audiences through a dynamic programme of exhibitions, activities, and critical thought, MAC/CCB seeks to create a welcoming, inspiring environment.
A must see in Lisbon, located in one of the city’s most emblematic heritage districts, the MAC/CCB – Museum of Contemporary Art and Architecture Centre is the most international museum dedicated to contemporary and modern art in Portugal. It houses the Berardo Collection, the Ellipse Collection, the Teixeira de Freitas Collection, and the Portuguese State Contemporary Art Collection.
The museum gives an insight of the main paths of artistic practices, in all sorts of media, either through the permanent exhibitions or through temporary shows. Names such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, Marcel Duchamp, Piet Mondrian, Joan Miró, Max Ernst, Vieira da Silva, Paula Rego, Francis Bacon, Andy Warhol, Donald Judd, Bruce Nauman, Lourdes Castro, Helena Almeida and Cindy Sherman, among others, are presented in context with the art movements that they helped define.
Including an Architecture Centre, MAC/CCB reinforces the mission of the Centro Cultural de Belém enhancing the dialogue between the visual arts, architecture, and the performing arts.
