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Palais Castilho-Contemporary Art
Rua Castilho 3, Lisboa
Opening hours
2:00pm until 7:00pm
Monday to Sunday
Lisboa * Luanda * Johannesburg * Zürich
// Welcome
Based in Lisbon and welcoming all publics, NOT A MUSEUM is an art lab where artists, visitors and professionals are encouraged to merge their experience in a fluid and non-conformative environment supported by a privileged network of contacts that acknowledge art's important role in diplomacy and society.
Ongoing Events
Artistas
Galerias
PAST Events
24.06 - 31.07 | 12h - 24h | Rua Castilho 3
THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE and MEXTO are honored to invite you to visit the exhibition "BORDERS" by Mariana Dias Coutinho, and "DISCOURSES OF DECOLONIALITY", which brings together the works of 15 artists from 8 countries.
PAST Events
NOT A MUSEUM proudly presents it's presence and partnership in ARCO Lisboa 2020.
Under the COVID-19 protection measures, more information will be published as soon as possibel regarding the dates & venue of the event.
// Our Philosofy
Freedom, representation, inclusion, education and innovation
NOT A MUSEUM collaborates with different associations, activists, schools, foundations and private collectors to bring about performances, forums, talks, screenings, concerts, fashion shows and other cultural events, that contribute to the promotion of artists and movements, nationally and internationally.
Private visit
We were honored to welcome Their Excellencies Mr. and Mrs. Glass, the Ambassador of the United States of a America and his wife, to visit Not a Museum.
We had a very special time with the curator Manuel Dias dos Santos, who showed us the work of different African artist in a celebration of Black History Month. Thank you Ambassador and Mrs. Glass for this memorable moment!
Past Events
Contemporary Art Exposition
"Friday the 13th"
december 2019
Galerias
Past Events
Contemporary Art Exposition
"África Diversidade Comum" + "Fronteiras Invisíveis"
may 2019
Apresentadas em paralelo com o programa da feira
ARCO Lisboa 2019
Curador
África Diversidade Comum
Fronteiras Invisíveis
Galerias
Parcerias MOVART
// Our Purpose
NOT A MUSEUM acts as a catalyzing resource for inter-cultural exchange, starting from an Afrocentered standpoint, as a reference and a space for the affirmation and celebration of African Identity.
Featured Artists
Luanda, Angola
"An African artist can only break the epidemic stigmatized and prejudiced image on Africa through the media, breaking the silence and traditionalist stereotypes."
Luanda, Angola
"Through his creativity, the artist makes an exercise of the balance of power (and its contradictions) between a society that is constantly changing and the questions present in it."
Moçambique
"Taking the portrait as a starting point, Macilau creates an atmosphere of intimacy from which broader perspectives or narratives emerge."
Luanda, Angola
"Thó mescla as referências da arte contemporânea a produção estética de diversos grupos étnicos angolanos, e inspira-se tanto na vida urbana de Luanda."
São Tomé e Príncipe
"Interested in deepening the permeability of the boundaries between histories, memories, languages and techniques, seeking to share this exploratory path, the artist establishes a multilingual process having as parameter its expressive needs."
Brasil
"Bete Marques incorporates in her artistic practice the use of everyday objects to, with this language, create bold assemblies that promote an intense exploration of pigments and shapes."
Maputo, Moçambique
"Mabunda is interested in the collective memory of his country, which has only recently emerged from a long and terrible civil war. In his sculptures he gives anthropomorphic forms to AK47s, rocket launchers, pistols and other objects of destruction."
Luanda, Angola
"Nelo’s family inherited the art of creating masks. It also plays an important role in the artistic community of Luanda, where it teaches some of its techniques to the younger generation."
Luanda, Angola
"Pedro Pires uses different media, techniques, and everyday objects that are strongly utilitarian and mass-produced to construct various figurative and conceptual meanings of identity in different societies."
Luanda, Angola
"Pedro Pires uses different media, techniques, and everyday objects that are strongly utilitarian and mass-produced to construct various figurative and conceptual meanings of identity in different societies."
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NOT A MUSEUM is not a gallery but rather an experimental lab, a place of study, research and communication for artists, galleries and visitors.
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