There are 5 exhibitions on in Lisbon worth the trip. I checked the dates, the venues and the opening hours one by one, on the museums’ own pages.
Last checked: 28 July 2026
8 July to 31 August 2026
A hundred zebra finches live for two months inside a MAAT gallery, among twenty electric guitars that sound off when a bird lands on the strings. The idea isn't new, Boursier-Mougenot has toured it since 1995, but this is his first show in Portugal.
18 June to 20 September 2026
Sixty works from the Chiado museum beside pieces from the National Museum of Ancient Art, closed for renovation, so this is one of the few ways to see its collection now. The two split from the same institution in 1911.
16 May to 28 September 2026
Rosa Barba's first solo show in Portugal, an Italian-German artist who treats 35mm film and projectors as sculpture rather than just tools. It fills the CAM's large Nave up to the Mezzanine, paired with pieces she chose from the permanent collection.
18 May 2023 to 3 January 2027
Over 1,500 pieces from the Fundação Oriente never shown before: devotional objects, statues, prints and installations on Japanese festivals. Open since 2023 and extended repeatedly, it is the richest Japanese holding on view in Lisbon.
11 February 2026 to 25 January 2027
Ninety works pulled from the 2,450 pieces in the EDP Foundation's art collection, the Portuguese energy utility that has quietly bought contemporary art for two decades. Second half of a two-part project for MAAT's tenth anniversary, without a tight curatorial thread.
Dates and prices change, and this page may not reflect the latest updates: before you travel, always check the museum’s own page, linked under each exhibition, which is the most reliable source.