With the title “On Buidings and Food,” Open House Lisboa returns on the weekend of 9–10 May. In its 15th edition, the city’s largest celebration of architecture will showcase spaces and infrastructures that shape Lisbon’s food landscape. Anísio Franco, historian and deputy director of the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, and architect Mariana Sanchez Salvador curate this edition.
Open House Lisboa will open kitchens, infrastructures, back-of-house spaces, and sites of production, trade, and waste management.
This 15th edition of the Trienal de Arquitetura de Lisboa, in partnership with EGEAC – Lisboa Cultura, features three venues from the Museu de Lisboa: the Palácio Pimenta, set within a former stately estate; the Fábrica de Moagem, an important example of the food industry from the 19th and 20th centuries; and the Casa dos Bicos, where archaeological remains of Roman fish-salting tanks can be found.
Also included in the program are the Atelier-Museu Júlio Pomar, a former warehouse converted into a museum space, and two venues from the Municipal Galleries: the Pavilhão Branco, part of the Palácio Pimenta complex, and the Galeria Quadrum, which operates in a space originally designed to serve as a restaurant and bar supporting the municipal studios at Quinta dos Coruchéus.
Visitas*
Museu de Lisboa – Palácio Pimenta
Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. (self-guided tours)
Guided tours – every 30 minutes (except when a specialist-led tour is taking place)
By expert – Saturday, 10:30 a.m. and Sunday, 3:30 p.m. by the Museu de Lisboa
Fábrica de Moagem
Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
By expert: Deolinda Folgado and Rita Prata
Casa dos Bicos
Saturday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. (self-guided tours)
Guided – 1 per hour
By expert – 11:00 AM by João Santa Rita
Atelier-Museu Júlio Pomar
Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 AM–1:00 PM | 2:00 PM–6:00 PM (self-guided tours)
Accessibility: Tactile materials available for independent exploration
Guided tours – 1 per hour
By expert – Sunday, 4:00 PM by Sofia Abrantes
Pavilhão Branco
Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 AM–1:00 PM | 2:00 PM–6:00 PM (self-guided tours)
Guided tours – every 30 minutes (except when there is a guided tour by an expert)
By expert – Saturday, 3:00 PM by Joana Vilhena | Saturday and Sunday, 4:00 PM by Carolina Matias
Galeria Quadrum
Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM (self-guided tours)
Guided tours – every 30 minutes (except when there is a guided tour by a specialist)
By expert – Saturday and Sunday, 4:00 PM by Catarina Nascimento | Saturday, 5:00 PM by Rui Mendes
*Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis and subject to space availability
