La Fondazione Calouste Gulbenkian, a Lisbona, è un complesso che comprende due musei (Museo Calouste Gulbenkian e Centro d'Arte Moderna José de Azeredo Perdigão), una sala concerti (con relative Orchestra Gulbenkian e Coro Gulbenkian), gli uffici della fondazione e un parco pubblico. Completata nel 1969 è una delle opere architettoniche portoghesi più importanti del tempo. La Fondazione ha succursali a Londra e a Parigi, delle quali in quest'ultima sono ambientate alcune scene basilari del...

The museum was founded upon the legacy of Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian, an Armenian oil magnate and avid art collector. Guided by his philosophy of collecting Only the Best, Gulbenkian amassed over 6,000 artworks during his lifetime. Today, around 1,000 of these pieces are on display at the museum. The collection is divided into two main sections: one dedicated to Eastern and ancient art—including Egyptian, Islamic, Persian, and Asian works—and the other to Western art, featuring pieces from...

I’m gonna give 5 stars because the architecture, the space, the garden, the orchestra and the staff, they are all amazing.

But do not mistake yourselves my fellows, the public can be horrible at concerts. Chewing gun, speaking, moving a lot, deciding to fabricate plastic while sat, or just eating from a plastic bag. Coughing, oh lord — the cough.

But tonight something new happened, I bought an expensive ticket to sit at the front, and to avoid all that. What a mistake. There were two...