See the Murals, Know the artist

Cycle of 6 + 3 open lectures dedicated to the artistic life of Almada and his mural painting masterpieces. One per month at 17:00 (GMT-Portugal) via zoom.

Lecture 1, 18 June 2021
The Comissions within the context of Almada Negreiros’s Art work
Mariana Pinto dos Santos
Abstract and biographic note

Link:  https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/81786192256?pwd=bFdxUG5iN05qd0NmVGpUNm1yTUF4QT09

Lecture 3, 17 September 2021
The works at the church of N. Sra. of Fátima in the genesis of the mural painting of Almada. The primacy of stained glass
Raquel Henriques da Silva
Abstract and biographic note

Link: https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/81234161355?pwd=dHhDUjhQWUZEcTduOXNnVGpEQ0liZz09mcmVpbHIzYXBjbFFSWGtaZz09

Lecture 4, 15 October 2021
Materialization and materiality in the geometry of Almada
Simão Palmeirim and Pedro Freitas
Abstract and biographic note

Link: https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/87591305174?pwd=dnVvVmpmcmVpbHIzYXBjbFFSWGtaZz09

Lecture 5, 19 November 2021
The IJF restoration brigades in the mural paintings of Almada Negreiros – conservation and restoration perspective
Irene Frazão, Michelle Portela, Gabriela Carvalho
Abstract and biographic noteo

Link:  https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/86467855243?pwd=MXZEZm1MUDdGOXhrK2liQytjQ0FMUT09

Lecture 6, 17 December 2021
Heritage Science at the service of Almada Negreiros Art Mural: traditional pigments and innovations in Almada's chromatic palettes at the DN Building in Lisbon
Milene Gil, Mafalda Costa, Sara Valadas, Ana Cardoso, Yigit Helvaci, Sriradha Bhattacharya
Abstract and biographic note
Link: https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/88096472517?pwd=b3gxNndXSFU4dzlJaUxJSktWWEJnZz09

Lecture 7, 22 January 2022
What about Spanish murals of the 20th century? Needs and opportunities
Mercedes Sánchez Pons
Abstract and biographic note
Link: https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/84650222547?pwd=V3dYK01WRHNKVVJqUDRVWjJQSE9HZz09

Lecture 8, 18 February 2022
A Brazilian Cultural Legacy: Candido Portinari's paintings at Gustavo Capanema Palace, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Cláudia Nunes
Abstract and biographic note
Link:  https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/84085992130?pwd=NXdpdVRDRUVlcjJjWjN4L3h3dmIwdz09

Lecturer 9, 25 March 2022
History and Conservation of Murals in Los Angeles
Leslie Rainer
Abstract and biographic note
Link:  https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/88227968506?pwd=ZjhUR1NuQ1l6NWRxNU9ZeEZpdE1ZZz09


OTHER EVENTS

. Milene Gil "The importance and practical scope of heritage research for conservation and restoration: the case study of the mural paintings of the Rocha do Conde de Óbidos station, Lisbon". 5th International video conference cycle 'When Science and Technology intersect with the Arts and Letters'. Lecture, 20 February 2024.
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86558856127?pwd=ZE1OU05kaDZsQ2pTcVFOK3BXUko4dz09ID da reunião: 865 5885 6127
Senha: Pk9Gc6


. Milene Gil 'ALMADA Project: a transdisciplinary approach at the service of conservation and restoration and art history'; Glaucia Wenzeller Martins 'Art and Chemistry: A transdisciplinary characterization in the study of fresco and false fresco works by Gilda Neuberger (1911-2011)'. Scientific Studies for the Conservation of Mural Painting. House lectures – an initiative by Casa de Oswaldo Cruz (COC/Fiocruz, Brazil), broadcast live on the House's YouTube. November 8, 2023 at 9:45 am (Brazil); 12:45 pm (Portugal)


. Andrea Acevedo Mejia, ‘A Deep Insight into the green deteriorated paint layers at the Maritime station of Rocha do Conde de Óbidos: an archeometric study.’ 10mn-talks Archmarathon, 2nd edition. An initiative of Hercules Laboratory. Lecture, June 28, 2022
Link: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=490686262859615&set=a.414001617194747


. Milene Gil, ‘Projeto Almada Negreiros’. Science and Technology Week 2021. Lecture, November 27, 2021.
Program: https://www.cienciaviva.pt/semanact/2021/eventos.php?accao=showactivities&id_activity=1389#evento