The contemporary art collection of the Lisbon City Council will be housed in the Avenida da India Gallery, curated by Sara Matos and Pedro Faro, as a source from the municipal company Lisboa Cultura revealed to Lusa this Thursday.
According to Gonçalo Reis, non-executive director of Lisboa Cultura, Avenida da India Gallery, in the Belém neighborhood, It was the space chosen to be a “permanent museum center in the city to give visibility to contemporary art.” property of the municipality.
Speaking to Lusa, within the framework of the presentation of the LEFFEST film festival, Gonçalo Reis explained that Sara Antónia Matos and Pedro Faro, who currently direct the Municipal Galleries, are responsible for the cultural center, which is still in the design and It will only be completed at the end of the first half of 2025.
In July, taking stock of cultural activity in Lisbon, the mayor, Carlos Moedas, had already announced that the municipal collection of contemporary art would have its own space from 2025.
Gonçalo Reis explained this Thursday that the art collection It is currently distributed between offices and warehouses, and has grown with “the recurring acquisitions made by the municipality,” specifically at the ARCO international contemporary art fair.
Galeria Avenida da India is one of the five spaces, in a network, that belong to the Municipal Galleries, under the management of the Lisbon City Council, along with the Pavilhão Branco, the Galeria da Boavista, the Torreão Nascente da Cordoaria Nacional and the Galeria Quadrum .
Gonçalo Reis recalled that, by housing the municipal collection, the Avenida da India Gallery will also be “an interesting ‘cluster’” of contemporary art, since the building is in front of the Pavilhão Julião Sarmento, a space that will house the art collection owned by this artist, and whose inauguration is scheduled for November 4.
Also on the sidelines of the LEFFEST film festival presentation, Carlos Moedas told reporters that “A large part of the investment” in these cultural facilities “is made by tourists”by charging the municipal tourist tax that is applied to overnight stays in establishments such as hotels and local accommodations.
Lisboa Cultura is the entity that manages the cultural facilities of the municipality, previously called EGEAC.
Source: Observadora
