This year, on 11 November, the Club celebrated St. Martin’s Day with a visit to the Pastelaria de Alfazeirão, where we had the opportunity to watch the various stages in the making of the famous pão-de-ló (sponge cake). This was followed by a fraternisation lunch in Salir do Porto, after which a walk through theContinue reading “Celebration of St. Martin’s Day”
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Tour of the Alentejo
On October 26, 27 and 28, the Lyceum Club made a trip through some regions of Alentejo, starting in the city of Alcácer do Sal, founded before 1000 B.C. by the Phoenicians, where there was a guided visit to the Castle, Cloisters and Archaeological Crypt and to the Church of Santa Maria do Castelo. AfterContinue reading “Tour of the Alentejo”
Tea at CMN – History of Contemporary Art
On the 12th October, the Lyceum Club held, at the Naval Military Club, a lecture on the “History of Contemporary Art” with Prof. Dr. Eduarda Pires, who highlighted some of its characteristics, such as the ephemerality of the work, mixture of styles, use of different materials in the same work, the abandonment of traditional supportsContinue reading “Tea at CMN – History of Contemporary Art”
Welcome Lunch
After the holiday period, on 6 October the Club held the first event planned by the new Board – a Welcome Lunch in Almeirim preceded by a guided tour of the Municipal Museum. In the afternoon, we headed to Santarém, where we visited the Passos Canavarro House Museum. The guided tour was conducted by theContinue reading “Welcome Lunch”
Farewell holiday lunch
Before starting the holiday period, on 24 June the Club held a lunch meeting that took place, as usual, with a spirituous mood and joy among all members present, as can be seen in this video.
Visit to the Royal Treasury Museum
On June 7, the Lyceum Club paid a visit to the recently inaugurated Royal Treasury Museum in Palácio da Ajuda, where we were able to admire, divided into 11 thematic nuclei, a precious collection made up of gold and diamonds from Brazil, coins and medals of the Crown, the valuable jewels of the Crown withContinue reading “Visit to the Royal Treasury Museum”
Visit to the French Embassy
The Lyceum Club held on June 2nd a guided visit, with Dr. Miguel Pamplona, to the French Embassy, located in the former Palace of Santos belonging to the Lancastre family and acquired in 1909 by the French Government.
Trip to Tróia
On the 12th May, the Lyceum Club made a trip to Tróia with the purpose of visiting the Roman Ruins, the Rice Museum and the Carrasqueira Pier. The Roman Ruins refer to an urban-industrial agglomeration, which includes several constructions from the period between the 1st and 6th centuries AD, and have been classified as aContinue reading “Trip to Tróia”
Guided tour to the Lisbon Geographical Society
On April 28th, the first cultural event with the new Lyceum Club Board took place, an interesting guided tour to the Lisbon Geographical Society. In 1875, a group of 74 intellectuals, journalists and politicians of the time asked King Luís to create the Lisbon Royal Geographical Society, with the aim of promoting and assisting theContinue reading “Guided tour to the Lisbon Geographical Society”
Inauguration of the new Governing Bodies
The inauguration of the new Governing Bodies of the Lyceum Club took place on April 12th at the Naval Military Club with the presence of a large number of members, followed by a fraternisation tea. To the new Board (in the front image) we wish all the best in the performance of their duties.