The museum spaces in Setúbal are celebrating with special programs free to the public on May 14th and 18th, to celebrate the European Night of Museums and International Museum Day.

On the European Night of Museums, marked on May 14, the museum spaces of the city council are open after hours, between 21:00 and 23:00, to provide a set of free cultural activities in a program organized by the Municipality of Setúbal .

From the Museum of Setúbal/Convento de Jesus, at 21:00, the visit “Zigzagging through the municipal museums” begins, to take the public to discover the vast museological heritage of the city, in a route that ends at the Museu do Trabalho Giacometti Museum.

Later, at 22:00 pm, at the Museum of Setúbal/Convento de Jesus, the initiative “After the Vespers – Staged visit to the convent spaces and the daily life of the nuns”, which shows the interior of that jewel of Manueline architecture, including cloisters and archaeological remains in the cloistered area.

This staged visit is free of charge, but requires prior registration, which must be done by contacting 969 754 106 or conventojesus@mun-setubal.pt.

The European Night of Museums is also a pretext to visit two exhibitions at the Museum of Setúbal/Convento de Jesus, one of long duration, with about five dozen pieces from the collections of the Museum of Setúbal, the other temporary, entitled “How many minorities make the whole ?”, by photographer Maurício Abreu and open until July 17.

Tonight, Casa das Imagens Lauro António – Library, Media Library and Archive hosts, at 21:00 pm, the “Monstra Session”, with a selection of award-winning short films at this year’s Monstra – Lisbon Animation Festival.

The cinematographic session is free, with admission subject to space capacity and prior registration by calling 969 754 116 or emailing casadasimagens@mun-setubal.pt.

At Casa das Imagens it is also possible to enjoy the temporary exhibition “Cinema and censorship in Portugal”, with documents, photographs and various objects, to portray the censorship in cinema carried out in Portugal during the Estado Novo, which is open until September 10th.

The European Museum Night, an initiative created in 2005 by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication, is also an opportunity for the public to visit, free of charge and after hours, a range of temporary and long-term exhibitions in other museum spaces in the city.

At the Michel Giacometti Labor Museum, the shows Mundo Rural – “Ao Encontro do Povo” – Ethnographic Collection by Michel Giacometti, Indústria Conserveira – “From Lota à Lata” and Mercearia Liberdade – “A Heritage to Safeguard” are available. temporary “Latoaria”, open until July 2nd.

In the Municipal Gallery of the former Bank of Portugal, it is possible to visit the exhibitions “Treasures of the Museum of Setúbal/Convento de Jesus”, with archaeological pieces and works of sacred and contemporary art, including the Altarpiece of the Main Chapel of the Church of the Convent of Jesus , and “Antimonumentos”, with sculptures by Virgílio Domingues.

“Art of the 11th and 14th centuries” and “Collection of Nautical Science Instruments by Ireneu Cruz” are the proposals of Casa do Corpo Santo/Museu do Barroco, while in the Municipal Gallery of 1922 there is, until the night of the 2022th, the exhibition “Back to the steps that were taken – José Saramago XNUMX-XNUMX”.

At Casa Bocage, in addition to the permanent exhibition “Bocage – Controversial, Discussed, Genial” and the exhibition of documents and photographic material from the Américo Ribeiro Photographic Archive, there is also the temporary exhibition “As Memórias da Maçã”, with photographs by José António Quintanilha, patent until June 11th.

These temporary and long-term exhibitions can also be seen in celebrations, on May 18, on International Museum Day, an event instituted by the International Council of Museums to highlight the importance of these spaces in the new paradigm of knowledge.

The celebrations, this year under the theme “The Power of Museums”, have a special program of activities for all audiences in Setúbal, also free of charge.

At the Museu de Setúbal/Convento de Jesus, at 10:00 am and 14:00 pm, sensory visits are held for children aged between 6 and 10 years, with appointments by phone 969 754 106 or by email at conventojesus@mun-setubal.pt.

At Casa das Imagens Lauro António – Library, Media Library and Archive, at 10:30 am, the resource for didactic exploration of this space is launched, called “Storyboard Kids”, for families with children from 6 to 12 years old and primary and secondary school audiences. of basic education.

A highlight on this International Museum Day is the presentation, at 11:30 am, at the Michel Giacometti Work Museum, of an application for mobile devices dedicated to this museum space, with several cutting-edge technological resources, including augmented reality and sign language.

“Albarquel in sight” is the animation proposal for the youngest in the Forte de Albarquel, in session starting at 14:30 pm, with registration by phone 265 537 880 or by email at museum.trabalho@mun-setubal.pt.

At Casa Bocage, at 10:30 am and 15:00 pm, there are guided tours of this space where the Américo Ribeiro Photographic Archive is also installed, with appointments until May 17, by contacting 265 229 255 and casabocage@mun-setubal.pt.

Later, at 18:00, the Michel Giacometti Work Museum hosts the conversation “The Power of Museums – Remembering the Insubmissive”, with the historian and researcher from Setubal Diogo Ferreira.