Portugal

Lisbon’s museum scene booms as new and revamped institutions are unveiled

With the reopening of the Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian, the Portuguese capital is developing a lively contemporary art landscape. But its “cool” reputation brings challenges as tourism soars

How a Portuguese sanctuary for pilgrims became a modern-day haven for the arts

Porto’s 600-year-old Leça do Balio monastery has found a new lease of life as cultural centre

Lisbon exhibition seeks to highlight ‘the reality of the African diaspora’ while looking to the future

Works by April Bey, Gabriel Massan and others will highlight the creative possibilities that come from the sharing of ideas between different African cultures and others across the world

How the ‘world’s most beautiful bookstore’ is fighting misinformation in Portugal

Livraria Lello’s charitable arm, headquartered in a 14th-century Gothic monastery just outside Porto, seeks to educate visitors through its inaugural exhibition

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Remembering Paula Rego: an artist who could realise wondrous and disturbing scenes with unflinching honesty

The Portuguese-born artist, who died this month aged 87, is known for her dark visual story telling, but was herself warm, curious and generous

The government-backed platform that aims to bring Portuguese contemporary art to the rest of the world

Artverbium, founded by former Christie's staffer Lorena Duran, will show established and emerging artists in a series of exhibitions

Portugal’s process for Venice Biennale selection accused of violations against leading artist

Curator of Portuguese pavilion says Grada Kilomba's application to represent the country was swung by a jury member who delegitimised her experience of racism

Portuguese collector Joe Berardo—detained for tax fraud—also investigated for other crimes

Businessman behind the Museu Coleção Berardo in Lisbon, one of Portugal's most visited museums, allegedly owes nearly €1bn

Portuguese judge orders seizure of all assets owned by African art collector Isabel dos Santos in the country

Move is intended to stall the sales of stakes in multi-million-Euro companies based in Portugal

The biennial refurbishing a Unesco World Heritage city one building at a time

The third edition of Anozero in Coimbra includes works by Steve McQueen, Anna Boghiguian, and the Portuguese duo João Maria Gusmão & Pedro Paiva

Berardo museum stays open in Lisbon despite uncertainty over future of ‘Portuguese Saatchi’s’ collection

Portuguese government has stepped in and seized art assets following protracted legal battle, press reports say

Man hospitalised after falling in Anish Kapoor installation

The work at the Serralves museum, which includes a gaping hole, is part of the artist's first institutional show in Portugal

The Portuguese empire navigates its way to Russia

Moscow show celebrates artistic achievement in Portugal and its colonies during the Age of Discovery

The arts festival erupting in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean

Walk & Talk includes exhibitions and performances on the Portuguese volcanic islands of the Azores

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José Berardo is on the verge of signing an agreement to show his art in Lisbon

The billionaire's collection features Frida Kahlo, Francis Bacon and Dan Flavin, among others

Paula Rego: prints of darkness

After 40 years, the Portuguese-born artist is still surprised by the images she creates

José Berardo’s collection goes public

Financier unveils his new museum in Sintra’s former Casino with a collection formed in just four years