Category Archives: Visits

The Lyceum’s most recent activity, on 18 February, was a visit to the Ajuda Palace. Although already familiar to the whole group, it presents a collection that is a pleasure to revisit. It is the only royal palace that remains as authentic as when it was inhabited by the royal family. It was only inContinue reading “Visit to the Ajuda Palace”

Still in January, the club organised a guided tour of the Museum of Lisbon, especially of the recently opened rooms. Through models, engravings, paintings, photographs, furniture, ceramics and tiles, many presented for the first time, the city’s history is told from the 17th century to the end of the 20th century. The 1755 earthquake, LisbonContinue reading “Guided tour of the Lisbon Museum”

The Club began its activities in 2025 with a guided tour of the ‘Venice in Celebration’ exhibition, the theme of which was 18th-century Venetian painting, a collaboration between the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid. We enjoyed paintings by Canaletto, Francesco Guardi, Giambabattista Tiepolo, Michele Mariechi and others. Canaletto demonstrated a splendidContinue reading “Venice in celebration”

On 5 December, the Club visited Joana Vasconcelos’ studio. It was a stunning visit. Not that the artist didn’t surprise, question and marvel at us. However, being there on the same roof where she works, following the making of her works, is a sensation in which you can almost feel a little of that creativeContinue reading “Visit to Joana Vasconcelos’ studio”

Although this collection is not open to the public, due to the status of cultural entity conferred on the Lyceum Clube Internacional de Lisboa, its members were able to visit it on 28 November, accompanied by the museum’s own curator. This collection is very complete and extensive, covering a long period of time. It includesContinue reading “Collection of the Lisbon Museum”

On 30 October, the Club had an interesting guided tour of the exhibition “Don’t let the devil weave them! Tapestry in dialogue from the Millennium BCP collection”, at the National Cordage Gallery. Curated by Rita Maia Gomes, the exhibition, a journey through the universe of Portuguese tapestry, brings together 86 works, 27 artists and moreContinue reading “Visit to the tapestry exhibition at the National Cordage Gallery”

On 19 June, the club took a trip to Cascais, which began with a guided tour of the Santa Maria House and the Santa Marta lighthouse. The Santa Maria House was commissioned by Jorge O’Neill in 1902 from the architect Raúl Lino as a wedding present for his daughter Dona Teresa. Located in the SantaContinue reading “Visit to Cascais”

The Church of Conceição Velha was the result of the Pombaline reconstruction following the 1755 earthquake, which destroyed the old Church of Our Lady of Mercy in Lisbon, an imposing church built in 1534, three times larger than the current one. The 16th-century portico, which was a side entrance to the original church in theContinue reading “Guided tour of Conceição Velha Church”

On 7 May the Lyceum Club organised a guided tour of the Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Museum. The Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Museum, created by the republican poet Cruz Magalhães in 1916, brings together the most complete Bordaliana collection, including ceramics, engravings, drawings and paintings, photographs and publications. It covers the life and work of Rafael BordaloContinue reading “Visit to the Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Museum”

At the beginning of April, we watched the musical “Laura” at the Politeama theatre, followed on the 19th by a tea party at the CMN with the swearing in of the new Board. At the end of April, we visited the Casapian Cultural Centre, focusing on Casa Pia of Lisbon’s pioneering role in vocational educationContinue reading “Visit to the Casapian Cultural Centre”