To mark the finissage of the exhibition "Trono de Maria, Lugar de Sabedoria", the Universidade Católica organises a concert by the choir of the University, in the Gallery Fundação Amélia de Mello, at its headquarters in Lisbon, on 21 March, at 6 p.m.

With Rebeca Csalog on Harp and Estrela Martinho on Flute, the choir of the University will play three pieces, Cantiga Santa Maria Strela do Dia, Señora del Mundo, and Venite a Laudare.

The closing session of the exhibition will also feature the intervention of Maestro Sérgio Peixoto, and is open to the academic community.

This event brings to an end the exhibition dedicated to the iconographic theme of the Virgin Mary, Sedes Sapientiae, invocation of the chapel of the headquarters of the Católica and inspiring motto of Catholic universities.

Curated by Maria Isabel Roque, the exhibition was on display at the Gallery Fundação Amélia de Mello at the University Headquarters from November 2022 to March 2023.

“Trono de Maria, Lugar de Sabedoria” is the exhibition which will be open to the public from 8 November at the Amélia de Mello Foundation Gallery at the headquarters of Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

As part of the Culture@Católica programme, coordinated by Paulo Campos Pinto, the exhibition presents the iconographic theme of the Virgin Mary, Sedes Sapientiae, invocation of the chapel on the Católica campus and inspiring motto of Catholic universities.

The throne of Solomon, to whom God granted the exceptional gift of wisdom, inspires the representation of the Virgin with the Child, in majesty. The Virgin is the throne on which the Child, Son of God and source of wisdom, sits. Mary's role is prolonged in her maternal role as interpreter and in her presence with the apostles who receive the gift of tongues at Pentecost.

In contemporary times, with the library and the university as references, the acquisition of knowledge, the basis of wisdom, is an instrument for overcoming, in particular, the condition of women.

“Trono de Maria, Lugar de Sabedoria” is curated by Maria Isabel Roque, who is also responsible for the museological project of the exhibition.

The exhibition is open to the public on weekdays between 2pm and 5pm between November and 21st March 2023.

Guided visits - by appointment through: catolicacultura@gmail.com

Lending institutions

- Biblioteca Universitária João Paulo II UCP
- Emília Nadal
- Igreja Paroquial de São Miguel
- João Reis
- Mário Rita
- Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga / DGPC
- Museu Nacional Grão Vasco
- Museu do Santuário de Fátima
- Museu Frei Manuel do Cenáculo / DRCA
- João Alfaro
- Província Portuguesa da Companhia de Jesus, Noviciado de Coimbra
- Patriarcado de Lisboa - AHPL
- Steve Edwards
 

"Mãos sobre a cidade" is the name of the exhibition organised by the Universidade Católica and Serralves, at the Fundação Amélia de Mello Gallery, at the headquarters in Lisbon, which presents a series of works by Portuguese and international artists represented in the Serralves Collection focusing on the contemporary urban reality, investigating the physical, economic, social and cultural processes that shape life in the city.

This exhibition, curated by Joana Valsassina, is the 3rd initiative organised as part of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa's membership of the Serralves Foundation's Board of Founders and is part of the Serralves Collection's Itinerant Exhibitions Programme, which aims to make the Foundation's collection accessible to diverse audiences from all regions of the country.

"Hands on the City" is open to the public on weekdays from 2pm to 5pm between 24 January and 7 April 2024.

Guided tours - by appointment: catolicacultura@gmail.com
 

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Universidade Católica Portuguesa opens the exhibition "Julião Sarmento. The Stone and the Drawing. 60 drawings for a book by Gonçalo M. Tavares", on 20 November at 6.30pm, curated by Bruno Marchand.

The opening will be followed by a round table with the participation of Bruno Marchand, Gonçalo M. Tavares, João Oliveira Duarte and moderated by Nuno Crespo, a lecturer at the School of Arts.

On 17 October, the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP) opens the exhibition ‘Enciclopédia Negra’ at the Amélia de Mello Foundation Gallery.

Curated by Flávio Gomes, Jaime Lauriano and Lilia Moritz-Schwarcz, the Enciclopédia Negra exhibition is part of a vast project that began in 2016 and aims to raise the profile of hitherto little-known black personalities.

In partnership with the Pinacoteca de São Paulo and the School of Arts, the exhibition will be on show at the gallery until December.

The opening event takes place at the Amélia de Mello Foundation Gallery, at the UCP headquarters in Lisbon, at 18.00.

On January 23rd, Universidade Católica Portuguesa and Serralves will launch the exhibition "Mãos sobre a cidade. Investigações artísticas no meio urbano", at the Fundação Amélia de Melln Gallery, at the Católica headquarters in Lisbon.

The opening ceremony will be attended by the Minister of Culture, Pedro Adão e Silva, the President of Católica, Isabel Capeloa Gil, and the President of the Serralves Foundation, Ana Pinho.

The exhibition presents a set of works by Portuguese and international artists represented in the Serralves Collection that focus on contemporary urban reality, investigating the physical, economic, social and cultural processes that mould life in the city.

Developed specifically for the four campi of the University, the exhibition begins at the Lisbon campus, occupying the Fundação Amélia de Mello Gallery with a collective and dense nucleus that echoes the profusion and diversity of artistic manifestations related to this theme.

Comprising drawing and collage, sculpture and photography, street posters, and sound and video pieces, Mãos sobre a cidade brings together works from the late 1960s to the present day, covering the representative period of the Serralves Collection. Works by Ana Hatherly, Ana Santos, André Cepeda, Dayana Lucas, James Lee Byars, Mauro Cerqueira, Oficina Arara, Pierre Huyghe, Tacita Dean, VALIE EXPORT and Yonamine are presented.

The exhibition also includes the presentation of works by the artists E. M. de Melo e Castro, Gordon Matta-Clark and Pedro Barateiro, which will be inaugurated during February at the Católica Regional Centres of Braga, Viseu and Porto.

This exhibition, curated by Joana Valsassina, is the 3rd initiative organised as part of the University's membership on the Serralves Foundation's Founding Board and is part of the Serralves Collection's Itinerant Exhibitions Programme, which aims to make the Foundation's collection accessible to diverse audiences in all regions of the country.

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