Bernardo Santareno – Portuguese, Writer, Resistant. 100 years

18 of June to 20 of September of 2020
Auditorium
Bernardo Santareno, in “Centenário Bernardo Santareno”

On June 18, the Aljube Museum Resistance and Freedom, within the scope of the cycle Intellectuals and Artists of Resistance, joins the celebrations of the centenary of the birth of Bernardo Santareno, with a Biobibliographical exhibition, which can be seen, at 4th floor of the Aljube Museum until September 20, or online, on the Museum’s Facebook.

The exhibition brings together some of the most important moments in the life and work of one of the greatest Portuguese playwrights in constant challenge to the Estado Novo, censorship, morality and order installed.

You can also download the portuguese exhibition support notebook, available through the following link:


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