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Music Between Companion Species
May - November 2023

Music between Companion Species is a series of concerts conceived and performed for and with dogs, their human companions and other more-than-human presences who may join these sessions. Inspired by Donna J. Haraway’s Companion Species Manifesto and by cientific studies about dog’s preferences for sound and music, the concerts will take into account these animals’ unique sensibilities and hearing capabilities. Curated by Lovers & Lollypops.

Curated by Lovers & Lollypops
Paulo Cunha e Silva Art Prize
17.06-20.08.2023

Created by the City Council as a tribute to the late Councillor for Culture Paulo Cunha e Silva (1962 – 2015), a central figure for the city’s artistic life, the award, held every two years in Porto, recognises the talent of new generations of national and international artists. This year’s edition underlines the Prize’s commitment to fostering creation and cultural exchange by establishing a partnership with three world-recognised residency programmes: Arquipélago Centro de Artes in S. Miguel, Azores, Cove Park, on Scotland’s west coast, and Pivô, in São Paulo, will all host one of the nominated artists, appointed by a jury of three members.

The Nominators for the 2023 edition of the Art Prize are:
Artist Ângela Ferreira, Jan van Eyck Academie Director Hicham Khalidi, and cultural programmer Tabitha Thorlu-Bandura.

With
Euridice Kala, Márilu Namoda and Luis Santos (nominated by Ângela Ferreira); Rouzbeh Akhbari, Kent Chan and Hira Nabi (nominated by Hicham Khalidi) and Maren Karlson, Malik Nashad Sharpe aka Marikiscrycrycry, and Eve Stainton (nominated by Tabitha Thorlu-Bandura).
 Duet
Maria Paz and Joan Jonas
16.09 – 19.11.2023

 
Duet is an invitation for two artists to share an exhibition space. It started as a proposal for a young artist from Porto to think of an artist they would like to share an exhibition with. Recalling the impact of her survey show at the Serralves Museum, Maria Paz invited Joan Jonas to share the exhibition space of the Galeria Municipal do Porto. In this transatlantic exchange of generations, the two artists will reveal their common investigations of forms, colours and materials.

Curadoria de Filipa Ramos

 The Sylvan and Harsh North
09.12.2023 – 10.03.2024

What are the meteorological patterns, the myths and stories, the rhythms, colours and shapes, the human and nonhuman inhabitants that make up the Iberian Northwest, in its reality and fiction?
Wondering about the rituals and expressive modes of people, animals, plants, elements and minerals, we went looking for the roots, terminations and tentacles of the Iberian Northwest, trying to locate the places where they might reside. In doing so, we considered the past but above all faced the present-future of these concrete and imagined spaces between seas, woods and settlements. The Sylvan and Harsh North is an exhibition that follows roads and lines of intensity, centrifugal forces that take us beyond Porto, towards those supposed margins where permutations erupt, to discover and share the references, stories, words and connections to these places with a long past and an even longer future.

Curated by Filipa Ramos and Juan Luis Toboso
  • 30 May, at 10:30 am

    Walk through the sargasso landscapes of Apúlia, with Álvaro Campelo and Eunice Pais
    Led by anthropologist Álvaro Campelo and artist Eunice Pais, this walk will explore how the harvesting of sargassum has shaped the landscape and local community of Apúlia. The discussion will draw a connection between the exhibition Sea Skin and this region.
     
    The activity invites you to discover the Sargassum Landscapes, the result of traditional practices, collective memories, and cultural experiences that continue to shape the area.
     
    Meeting point: Praia da Apúlia (Av. Marginal Cedovém 21, Apúlia).

    Bus Porto–Apúlia (round trip) available free of charge upon registration by email: galeriamunicipal@agoraporto.pt. Limited capacity.

    Approximate duration: 2h30 (10:30am-1:00pm).
     
    We recommend wearing appropriate hiking shoes, a hat, and bringing water.

    Free admission.

    Language: Portuguese

    Álvaro Campelo holds a PhD in Anthropology/History of Religions (Sorbonne, Paris IV). He is an associate professor at Fernando Pessoa University, having previously been Director and Scientific Coordinator of the Centre for Applied Anthropology Studies from 1999 to 2007. His research interests include anthropological theory, intangible cultural heritage, the anthropology of religion, the anthropology of gender, and the anthropology of space. While teaching anthropology and the sociology of health, he has developed and coordinated field research in these areas, as well as various projects on intangible cultural heritage and museology. He is the Editor of the cultural magazine Mealibra and an advisor to the Municipality of Esposende, serving as Scientific Coordinator of the Sargassum Museum.
  • Saturday, 6 June, at 3 pm (PT) and 4 pm (EN)

    Guided tours of the exhibitions
    Find out more about the three exhibitions on display at GMP and the new outdoor installation, by joining a guided tour led by the GMP team. 
    3:00 pm: Tour in Portuguese
    4:00 pm: Tour in English

    Admission is free

    Sessions for schools and organised groups by appointment: galeriamunicipal@agoraporto.pt
  • 9 June (Tuesday) at 7.00 pm

    Gallery Talks: Marco da Silva Ferreira

    Marco da Silva Ferreira is a Portuguese choreographer and dancer whose career is defined by a fusion of urban dance, club culture, and contemporary dance. 
    Having won the 2026 Chanel Next Prize competition, he has established an internationally recognised body of work since 2013. Notable pieces include HU(R)MANO, BROTHER, Bisonte and CARCAÇA, among others. Exploring identity, community, cultural memory and collective transformation, his work has been presented at major European festivals and institutions. He is currently an associate artist at the Maison de la Danse in Lyon, having previously held residencies at the Teatro Municipal do Porto (2018–2019) and the Centre Chorégraphique National de Caen en Normandie (2019–2021). 
    Moderated by João Terras.

    Admission is free.

    Image credits: José Caldeira
  • Opening: 11.07.2026

    Exhibition: Lydia Ourahmane
    Lydia Ourahmane (1992, Saïda, Algeria) is a conceptual artist. Her practice includes installations, sculptures, moving images, and sound works designed to engage audiences and communities, creating situations that transcend the walls of the institution while negotiating the terms within it. At Galeria Municipal, she will present a new version of the installation Per Voce (2025), developed in collaboration with her sister Sarah Ourahmane, a composer and musician. The work consists of a score composed based on the architecture and acoustics of the exhibition hall, to be performed by visually impaired singers.
    Curated by Krist Gruijthuijsen

    Floor 1

    Image: Per voce, Lydia Ourahmane, Castello di Rivoli, Itália (2025)
  • Opening: 11.07.2026

    Exhibition: Augustas Serapinas
    For the first time in Portugal, Lithuanian artist Augustas Serapinas (1990, Vilnius, Lithuania) is presenting a large-scale installation that transforms the gallery space into a hybrid of a gym and a design studio. Cultivating both body and mind, the dumbbells of the bodybuilding machines are transformed into fragments of classical sculptures, referencing everything from the city of Porto to the worlds of art history and philosophy. At the intersection of objects and bodies that evoke the origins of Western society, the exhibition humorously echoes the motto "mens sana in corpore sano".
    Curated by João Laia

    Floor 0

    Imagem credits: Augustas Serapinas, "Physical Culture", activated installation view. Contemporary Art Centre (CAC) Vilnius, 2025. Photo: Dovilė Markevičienė
  • July

    Circuitos'26
    Circuitos'26 is the third edition of an initiative that aims to raise the visibility of the people and projects that make up the artistic fabric of the city, and to strengthen the connection between the public and contemporary art in Porto.
     
    Organised by the Contemporary Art Department of Ágora – Cultura e Desporto do Porto, this year's event once again demonstrates the initiative's commitment to an open and cross-cutting approach to the city's artistic scene.
    Image credits: Sérgio Monteiro
  • Opening: 14.11.2026

    Exhibition: Isabel Carvalho
    Galeria Municipal do Porto is dedicating an exhibition and a publication to the life and work of artist Isabel Carvalho (1977, Porto). With an artistic career spanning more than twenty-five years, her practice crosses the visual arts, literature and public life in many different ways, ranging from independent book publishing to drawing, painting, sculpture, performance and music. This exhibition marks a decisive period in the artist's career.
    Curated by João Terras

    Floor 1
  • Opening: 14.11.2026

    Exhibition: Basel Abbas e Ruanne Abou-Rahme
    Working together since 2009, artists Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme are among the most prominent contemporary artists experimenting with sound and image. Combining Abbas's experience in sound and music production with Abou-Rahme's background in cinema, the pair produce works of image and movement resulting in totally immersive environments. They subvert archives, expanding the boundaries of their content to challenge linear narratives and discourses. The duo creates porous spaces, understanding installation as a space that is simultaneously fictional and documentary, where one can investigate and question social and political conditions of the past.
    Curated by João Laia

    Floor 0
  • Opening: 14.11.2026

    Exhibition: Leonor Parda
    Leonor Parda (1986, Porto) is a visual artist, post-romantic poet, existential experimentalist and dreamer who believes in art as a poetic means of inhabiting the world. In her exhibition at Galeria Municipal do Porto, she continues to explore themes that characterise her work, such as the interactions between power dynamics, social structures and the human condition. She observes how these themes manifest in bodies, objects and identities through a multidisciplinary proposal combining sculpture, visuals and sound recordings.
    Curated by Isabeli Santiago

    Floor -1

    Image credits: Leonor Parda, "Now I wanna be your doggy dog", 2023. From the exhibition "Self Will Run Riot" at Mala, Lisboa. Photo: Beatriz Pereira.
  • Ongoing

    Exodus for Schools
    To participate in the Exodus, all interested groups can register through the email galeriamunicipal@agoraporto.pt.
    All routes are carried out on foot. 
    Meeting point to be defined.
     
    Thursday and Friday, 10am-1pm and 2pm-6pm. Duration: 120min
  • Visitas-Pavão to the Exhibitions

    Visitas-Pavão to the Exhibitions
     To participate in the Visitas-Pavão, all interested groups can register through the email galeriamunicipal@agoraporto.pt.
    Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, from 10 am to 1 pm and from 2 pm to 6 pm.
     
    Duration: 90 min.

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