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Dear readers,
The ALMADA project is coming to an end, and we would like to mark this moment with you.
How about joining us on the 14 March at the Maritime Station of Rocha do Conde de Óbidos in Lisbon for one final gathering?
Stay with us and find out what we are preparing.
Image: Two pages from the edition Unveiling the Mural Painting Art of Almada Negreiros. Images of a transdisciplinary project. Bruna Godinho 2025.
To participate
FINAL SEMINAR OF PROJECTO ALMADA
Gare Marítima da Rocha do Conde de Óbidos, Lisboa
14 March
The event will be held in portuguese.
The seminar is held in collaboration with the National Arts Plan, whose Academy will ensure its recognition as a Short-Term Action.
The event is in-person and free of charge, with a maximum capacity of 100 seats. Registration is required due to the auditorium's capacity and must be completed here by 5 March to secure your participation.
During the event, there will be a lunch with the project team in the ALMADA hall. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the project and engage with the team.
We look forward to seeing you!
PROGRAM
8h45-9h30 Registration confirmation. Arrival of participants.
9h30-10h Opening session
10h-10h20
Putting the Pieces together. Documentary survey of Almada Negreiro’s artistic commissions and restoration processes- Highlights and Discoveries
Inês Cardoso, Cláudia Pereira, Geórgia Casara, Simão Palmeirim, Milene Gil
10h20-10h40
Almada’s 1945 mural paintings and the Second World War.
Mariana Pinto dos Santos
10h40-11h
Preparatory studies for the maritime stations' mural paintings. Notes on the creative process.
Simão Palmeirim
11h-11h30 Coffee break
11h30-11h50
A glimpse into Almada’s modus operandi as a mural painter. Technical and material details.
Milene Gil, Inês Cardoso, Simão Palmeirim, Mafalda Costa, Yigit Helvaci, José Mirão
11h50-12h10
Brought to Light. Les Pigments en poudre pour la fresque by LEFRANC-Paris found in Almada Studio.
Mafalda Costa, Ana Cardoso, Milene Gil
12h10-12h30
As deceiving as the name. Decoding emerald green use in Almada’s murals.
António Candeias, Luís Dias, José C. Frade, Mafalda Costa, Sara Valadas, Peter
VandenaBeele, Milene Gil
12h30-12h50
Getting the bigger picture. Diagnosing, mapping and analysing the decay features in Almada’s mural paintings for future conservation guidelines.
Sara Valadas, Luís Dias, Inês Cardoso, Mafalda Costa, Ana Cardoso, J. Carlos Frade,Milene Gil
12h50-14h30 Buffet lunch in the Almada hall at Rocha do Conde de Óbidos Maritime Station.
14h30-14h50
The Quest for the organic materials used by Almada Negreiros. A case study of Rocha do Conde de Óbidos
Ana Manhita, Cristina Dias, José Carlos Frade, Milene Gil
14h50-15h10
Almada is for Everyone, Anywhere! The open science strategy and citizens raising awareness of project ALMADA.
Milene Gil, José Saias, José Duarte, Manuel Ribeiro, Catarina Pinheiro, Carlo Bottaini, Leonel Corado, António Candeias
15h10-15h30 Closing session
15h30 Book launch
Unveiling the Mural Painting Art of Almada Negreiros. Images of a transdisciplinary project.
With Rita and Catarina Almada Negreiros.
Image: Invitation poster for the Final Seminar of Projecto ALMADA.
To have a look
The mural paintings on the west wall of the Alcântara maritime station
This is one of the interactive tools being developed as part of the ALMADA project, aiming to spark curiosity and inspire visits to the murals along Lisbon’s riverside. Led by Art Historian Mariana Pinto dos Santos, it presents facts and curiosities about these works, painted in 1945.
This is a demo, so your feedback is important. To share your thoughts, simply send an email to:
almadanegreiros@uevora.pt
News published on the website
Project PTDC/ART-HIS/1370/2020 financed by national funds through FCT - Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P.
The images shared in the ALMADA project newsletters are protected by copyright and may not be copied in whole or in part outside the scope of the ALMADA project without the prior authorisation of the authors and descendants of Almada Negreiros.
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