Women resisted the dictatorship on all fronts. Some went underground, living separated from their families and children for years on end. Many others were arrested and tortured, some with their children. Others went into exile and fled a regime that persecuted them. They built powerful networks of solidarity, and thousands opened the doors of their homes, generously welcoming and supporting anti-fascists and their families. The long and rich history of resistance to the dictatorship would not have been possible without them.

From 1974 to 1976, in Lisbon and throughout the country, the art of painting took over the walls. To launch a long cry, repeated a hundred times, a thousand times: “Freedom.” O Grito de Abril. There are no traces left of the artistic gesture that covered the walls of Lisbon with dazzling frescoes. In a […]

The fight for the right to housing was and is a women's struggle. In Portugal, the April 1974 Revolution inherited a heavy legacy: there was a shortage of houses to live in and shantytowns, courtyards and islands proliferated in the largest cities.

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of independence by exploring the museum's archive, and trying to generate more anti-colonial and anti-racist thinking and action, abolishing all forms of violence.

As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of 25 April, this exhibition invites us to reflect on what we have achieved.

This exhibition, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of 25 April, covers some of his work during the revolutionary period and his indelible mark on the round dates celebrating the Revolution, dispelling nostalgic impulses and responding with disquiet and doubt to the world around him, in a permanent concern for freedom(ies).

Na manhã do dia 25 de Abril de 1974, Ana Hatherly contrariou as recomendações para que “os habitantes de Lisboa se conservassem nas suas casas” e, como tantas pessoas, saiu à rua e fotografou o pulsar, a surpresa, a alegria, a celebração da liberdade.

Revolutions by Uliano Lucas is the story of a journey made of several journeys. Curated by Elisa Alberani, Miguel Cardina and Vincenzo Russo.

A video installation that reflects on the idea of freedom and resistance. A work by Kiluanji Kia Henda and Bruno Moraes Cabral about the most extreme deprivation of freedom in colonial times and, at the same time, fiction as the ultimate space of resistance.