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October 30 at 9:45pm
Unicorn Factory Lisboa · Lisboa • Free
An open ethics question starts the clock for Nuno Nabais, who brings his weekly weekly exercise in contemporary philosophy, humour and critical thought to the festival stage for a single evening session.
October 30 at 9:30pm
Fábrica Braço de Prata · Lisboa • Free
Brazil occupies the philosophical spotlight at Fábrica Braço de Prata as Nuno Nabais leads a single late-night session of Stand Up Philosophy titled Brasil, o Novo Farol da História.
October 31 at 5:30pm
Biblioteca Palácio Galveias · Lisboa
Biblioteca Palácio Galveias marks the 276th birthday of Leonor de Almeida Portugal with a guided tour of her grandparents' former residence, followed by a discussion featuring Nuno Gonçalo Monteiro, Maria João Lopo de Carvalho, and series cast members.
November 3 at 11am
Museu Nacional dos Coches · Lisboa
Poetry steps outside the book in this staged encounter at the Museu Nacional dos Coches. Actors Lídia Franco, Paulo Filipe Monteiro, and Manuel Diogo join musician Jorge Moniz to voice the lyric, epic, and correspondence of Camões in dialogue with contemporary writers.
November 3 at 9:30pm
Faculty of Law, Universidade Nova de Lisboa · Lisboa
A love letter to Brazilian song, told at the piano. Musician and scholar José Miguel Wisnik unpacks the poetry behind Brazil's greatest lyrics in this intimate lecture-concert honoring Gilberto Gil.
November 14 at 6pm (Next weekend)
Snob · Lisboa
Step into a literary mystery: this intimate bookstore discussion resurrects Judith Teixeira, the modernist writer deliberately erased during Portugal's Estado Novo dictatorship. Two scholars unpack how a bold voice vanished, and why it matters now.
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Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM
Museum of Contemporary Art – MAC/CCB · Lisboa
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM
Centro Cultural de Belém · Lisboa
2,50-4 €
Fri, Oct 30 · 9:00 AM
Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território · Lisboa
Free
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM
MAC/CCB Museu de Arte Contemporânea · Lisboa
Fri, Oct 30 · 2:30 PM
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa · Lisbon
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM
MAC/CCB Museu de Arte Contemporânea · Lisboa
Fri, Oct 30 · 11:30 PM
Teatro Tivoli BBVA · Lisboa
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:30 AM
Quinta Conde dos Arcos · Lisboa
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM
Biblioteca Palácio Galveias · Lisboa
Free
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM
Fórum Grandela · Lisboa
Free Admission
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM
Centro de Informação Urbana de Lisboa (CIUL) · Lisboa
Free
Sat, Oct 31 · 4:00 PM
Amoreiras Shopping Center · Lisboa
Free
Sat, Oct 31 · 3:00 PM
Fórum Grandela · Lisboa
Free
Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM
MAC/CCB Museu de Arte Contemporânea · Lisboa
95 €
Mon, Nov 2 · 5:00 PM
Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas · Lisboa
Mon, Nov 2 · 9:00 AM
MEO Arena · Lisboa
Tue, Nov 3 · 6:00 PM
Teatro São Luiz · Lisboa
Wed, Nov 4 · 8:30 AM
ISCTE Business School · Lisboa
Thu, Nov 5 · 10:00 AM
Hospital de São Francisco Xavier · Lisboa
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 10:00 AM
Hospital de São Francisco Xavier · Lisboa
Free
Fri, Nov 6 · 6:30 PM
Júlio's · Lisboa
$$
Fri, Nov 6 · 5:30 PM
Reitoria da Universidade NOVA de Lisboa · Lisboa
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 4:00 PM
Museum of Contemporary Art – MAC/CCB · Lisboa
Sat, Nov 7 · 4:00 PM
CIAUD - Centro de Investigação em Arquitetura, Urbanismo e Design · Lisboa
Tue, Nov 10 · 5:00 PM
Centro de Exposições do Pavilhão de Portugal · Lisboa
Wed, Nov 11 · 5:30 PM
Centro Kumon de Matemática e Inglês · Lisboa
Free
Sat, Nov 14 · 3:00 PM
Centro Cultural de Belém · Lisboa
Sat, Nov 14 · 3:00 PM
Santo Amaro Chapel · Lisboa
Mon, Nov 16 · 3:00 PM
National Library of Portugal · Lisboa
Free
Mon, Nov 16 · 10:30 AM
São Luiz Teatro Municipal · Lisboa
Tue, Nov 17 · 9:00 AM
Centro de Exposições do Pavilhão de Portugal · Lisboa
Tue, Nov 17 · 5:00 PM
National Library of Portugal · Lisboa
Free
Thu, Nov 19 · 3:00 PM
Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo · Lisboa
Fri, Nov 20 · 2:30 PM
Rectory of the University of Lisbon · Lisboa
Free
Sat, Nov 21 · 4:00 PM
Museu de Lisboa - Teatro Romano · Lisboa
4 €
Sat, Nov 21 · 3:00 PM
Casa Capitão · Lisboa
Sat, Nov 21 · 10:30 AM
MAC/CCB Museu de Arte Contemporânea · Lisboa
Free
Sun, Nov 22 · 11:00 AM
Culturgest · Lisboa
Tue, Nov 24 · 6:30 PM
CCB - Centro de Congressos e Reuniões · Lisboa
Free
Tue, Nov 24 · 6:30 PM
Sala de Âmbito Cultural, El Corte Inglés Lisboa · Lisboa
Tue, Nov 24 · 7:00 PM
Culturgest · Lisboa
Free
Sat, Nov 28 · 11:30 AM
LU.CA - Teatro Luís de Camões · Lisboa
1 €
Wed, Dec 2 · 6:00 PM
MAC/CCB Museu de Arte Contemporânea · Lisboa
Thu, Dec 3 · 2:30 PM
Culturgest · Lisboa
Free
Fri, Dec 4 · 6:00 PM
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation · Lisboa
Free
Tue, Dec 15 · 5:00 PM
Biblioteca Camões · Lisboa
Free
Sat, Dec 19 · 9:30 PM
MEO Arena · Lisboa
30-65 €
Sat, Jan 9 · 3:00 PM
São Luiz Teatro Municipal · Lisboa
Free
Tue, Jan 12 · 7:00 PM
CCB - Centro de Congressos e Reuniões · Lisboa
Thu, Jan 14 · 7:00 PM
Centro Cultural de Belém · Lisboa
Thu, Jan 28 · 7:00 PM
Culturgest · Lisboa
Free
Fri, Jan 29 · 5:00 PM
Culturgest · Lisboa
Free
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