Pavilhão Julião Sarmento — Attraction in Lisbon

This is the private collection of late Julião Sarmento, who legated his collection to the city. It holds mostly discretionary portuguese pieces, showing a peek into portuguese contemporary art during rhe lifetime of the artist. It would be a great addition if more information of the context of each piece in relation to the artist's biography, his art production and the overal art scene. The space is nice and ample, spreading on theee floors, including a self service cafeteria space. The museum sits on the western edge of Belem, in an area in renewal and which the Cultural Center of Belem will expand towards. So soon, it will be part of an interesting cultural circuit and cluster. The best pedestrian access is already best across the Cultural Center, and along the...

This is either money laundring or some sort of joke because it has nothing to offer in terms of form, volume or light when it comes to the works exhibited. The building is beautifully restored and the staff offers free coffee, almost as an excuse for the fact that the curators had no interest in displaying any works of art. This Pavillion is a shameful symptom of the state of the art millieu of Portugal, which is nothing more than a small group of men caressing each other for prestige and...

Beautiful new space with an impressive private contemporary art collection that belongs to the artist Julião Sarmento (1948-2021) and his family. The current exhibition shows 88 works, most conceptual, of thousands, from the whole collection. If in Lisbon I certainly recommend, and is walking distance to another cultural...