AVENIDA CONVIDA returns in March with new talks dedicated to Lisbon and Avenida da Liberdade, inviting all those who are passionate about the city, to discover, through distinguished speakers, surprising stories.

These Talks will once again, be hosted by three emblematic cultural venues in Lisbon: the National Society of Fine Arts (SNBA), Buchholz Bookstore, and the Medeiros e Almeida Museum. With a programme running throughout March, these three venues will share their deep knowledge of Lisbon and Avenida da Liberdade, reviving memories and revisiting places and personalities that will make us feel part of the history of such a special place.

The topics are truly captivating! On March 12, the SNBA brings together Fine Arts professors and artists to present “125 Years of National Society Of Fine Arts.” On March 16, Buchholz Bookstore revisits the vibrant nightlife that once animated the capital in a retrospective from the 1920s in “Night in Lisbon, from Avenida da Liberdade Onwards,” a gathering featuring researchers, book authors, and even a legendary figure of Lisbon’s night scene.

AVENIDA CONVIDA concludes in big style at the Medeiros e Almeida Museum on March 26 with the talk “Avenida da Liberdade – History and Perspectives,” featuring a distinguished art historian.

The initiative is organized by the Avenida Association, which remains committed to encouraging its members to participate in free-admission events, allowing the public to discover and enjoy all that Avenida da Liberdade has to offer. With their usual generosity, the cultural members have shown their creativity and developed a programme featuring an outstanding group of speakers, including historians, art curators, specialists, visual artists, and writers, who, with their rich knowledge, will make this second edition of AVENIDA CONVIDA an unforgettable event.

Explore the full programme and be sure to include the Avenida talks to your agenda.

PROGRAMME

 March 12 – 6:30 PM
National Society of Fine Arts
“125 Years of the National Society of Fine Arts”

Speakers:
João Paulo Queiroz
Associate Professor with Habilitation at the Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade de Lisboa
President of the National Society of Fine Arts

José Carlos Pereira
PhD in Aesthetics from the University of Lisbon
Associate Professor at the Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade de Lisboa.
Professor of Aesthetics at the National Society of Fine Arts

Duration: 60 min
Free Admission
Rua Barata Salgueiro, nº 36

March 16 – 6:30 PM
Buchholz Bookstore
“Night in Lisbon, from Avenida da Liberdade Onwards”

Speakers:
Cecília Vaz
Professor and Researcher at ISCTE. Author of “The Crazy 1920s in Lisbon: Nightclubs, Bohemia, and Transgression”.

Rosa Fina
Specialist in History and Representations of Nightlife in Portugal, and member of the International Nightstudies Network. Researcher and science manager at Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, (FCSH) NOVA University Lisbon

 Moderator:
Joana Stichini Vilela

Freelance Journalist, Curator, and author of the book series on Lisbon life in the pop decades of the 20th century: Lx: Lx60, Lx70, Lx80, and LxJoga, published by D. Quixote.

Duration 1h30
Free Admission
Rua Duque de Palmela, nº 4

 March 26 – 6:30 PM
Medeiros e Almeida Museum
“Avenida da Liberdade – History and Prospects”

Oradores:
Raquel Henriques da Silva
Professor Emeritus. Art Historian. 

Moderator:
Simonetta Luz Afonso
Museologist. Administrator of the Medeiros e Almeida Foundation

Duration 60 min
Free Admission
Rua Mouzinho da Silveira, nº 4