Category Archives: Visits

On 10 October, at 7.30 pm, a cocktail reception was held at the Naval Military Club for our counterparts from the Lyceum Club of Bretagne, who were visiting our country. The reception took place in a pleasant atmosphere and at the end the two presidents conveyed their messages of thanks.

As part of our twinning with the Lyceum Club of Troyes, we welcomed 12 members of that club between 20 and 23 September. They were a very friendly and entertaining group who provided us with a few days of pleasant and friendly company, which all participants remember fondly. It was a pleasure for the LyceumContinue reading “Visit from the Lyceum Club of Troyes”

On 12 June, the Lyceum Club paid a visit to the Navy Museum. In 1863, King Luís founded a museum in honour of the Navy that is ‘a world of discoveries’, including models of galleys, river and coastal vessels, sea charts and navigation instruments, weapons and uniforms, impressive replicas of ships and royal vessels fromContinue reading “Visit to the Navy Museum”

The Church of the Child God was commissioned by King João V to fulfil a vow when his male heir was born and to house a venerated image of the Child God, reputed to be miraculous. Construction began in 1711, according to a plan by the royal architect João Antunes, and was then continued byContinue reading “Guided tour of the Church of the Child God”

On 16 April, the Club went on a guided tour of the new museum in Lisbon – the Armando Martins Museum of Contemporary Art, housed in the historic Palace of the Counts of Ribeira Grande. The new museum is the result of Armando Martins’ private collection, with around 600 works, dedicated to modern Portuguese andContinue reading “Guided tour of MACAM”

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”