Porto is a city with a wide range of leisure and entertainment options. However, it is also a city with an excellent cultural agenda. For those who like painting, miniatures and even ceramics, how about a guide to some of the best exhibitions in and around Porto?
With immersive experiences and more, take a look at our full list of suggestions. In the end, all you have to do is choose the program that best suits your personal interests.
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Porto in Miniature
For starters, how about a different kind of exhibition? We’re not talking about photography or even painting. In fact, we’re talking about models. “Porto in Miniature” is on display in Rua do Ateneu Comercial do Porto until December 30th.
There, you’ll find dozens of miniatures representing emblematic buildings in Porto, such as the Clérigos Tower and São Bento Station, among other monuments and churches.
📍Rua do Ateneu Comercial do Porto, nº 8
Unprecedented Picasso exhibition
The Museu dos Clérigos is hosting an unprecedented exhibition dedicated to Pablo Picasso’s ceramics, revealing a lesser-known side of the Spanish genius.
The exhibition “Picasso and Ceramics: the Genius of a Greater Art” features 32 pieces, which will be available to visit from September 12 to January 12.
This exhibition, a first in the European Union, offers a unique opportunity to explore Picasso’s artistic versatility beyond painting.
📍Museu dos Clérigos, Rua de São Filipe de Nery, Porto
“Siza, Baroque Chamber”
Here’s some ‘fresh’ news: on September 12, at 6 p.m., the “Siza, Câmara Barroca” exhibition opens at the Soares dos Reis National Museum.
The exhibition will run until December 31 and includes 18 works by the famous architect Siza Vieira (winner of a Pritzker Prize).
The set selected for the exhibition shows that his compositions established the “Idea of the Baroque” from an early age, focusing on works from the 70s and 89s.
📍Rua de Dom Manuel II, 44
Dali Cybernetics
After the success of Lisbon, where it was visited by more than 50,000 people, the immersive exhibition “Dali Cybernetics” has landed at Alfândega do Porto.
In this experience you will be transported to a parallel reality, as the exhibition combines the best of art and technology with virtual reality equipment.
So get ready to contemplate 360º projections and enter the surrealist mind of Salvador Dalí, one of the most prominent painters of all time.
📍Alfândega do Porto building
World Press Photo 2024 exhibition
The World Press Photo 2024 exhibition comes to the Maia Forum, bringing the best photojournalism and documentary photography images from around the world.
This free event offers a window onto themes such as war, climate change and migration, captured by renowned photographers.
Maia has been hosting this exhibition for 25 consecutive years, making it an unmissable opportunity for photography lovers.
📍Fórum da Maia, Rua Eng. Duarte Pacheco 131
Editor’s note: of course, there are other important exhibitions that deserve your visit. So, these are just some of our suggestions for making the most of the culture and art that Greater Porto has to offer!