After a presentation as part of the Portugal-France Cross Season programming, at the Musée de Boulogne-sur-Mer, in France, in 2022, with around 70 works, it opens on February 23, 2023 at 7 pm. Part of the exhibition Veloso Salgado de Lisboa a Wissant, part of the Portugal-France Season programme, which featured around 60 works at the Château Comtal – Musée de Boulogne-sur-Mer, in France, can be seen at the MNAC. This will be, so far, a
relevant exhibition, with works by the painter, putting him, also for the first time among us, in dialogue with his French peers.
For some years now, Veloso Salgado's work has been the object of study at the MNAC, by the museum's curator, Maria de Aires Silveira, particularly after the legacy of the artist's work to the museum. This legacy includes several paintings, documentation, including letters, and a significant number of photographic evidence, the study of which has allowed advances in knowledge of this artist's work and his network of artistic contacts in Portugal and France.
Correspondence, exchanged since 1896, traces a personal and professional itinerary, from Lisbon to France, and was recently complemented with Veloso Salgado's letters to the Demont couple. On the other hand, the also recent discovery of the portraits that Veloso Salgado made of the two French artists, and the author's involvement with Wissant, proved to be decisive for an innovative reflection on the works of this Portuguese painter and his artistic path.
The portrait of the child entitled “Flor do mar”, dated 1894, chosen as the image for this exhibition, highlights her apprenticeship
with French artists, in an experimentation that goes beyond the usual recognition of her academic painting,
introducing an unprecedented modernity in her work. artistic journey and offering a new vision of his production.
Wishing to transport the visitor to a 19th century environment, this exhibition sets the stage for an artistic journey through the
naturalist sense, with hints of modernity, so typical of this painter.

"Fleur du Mer" Veloso Salgado
Floor 1 and 2 Rua Serpa Pinto
entry: General ConditionsVeloso Salgado
from Lisbon to Wissant
2023-02-23
2023-09-24
Curatorship: Maria de Aires Silveira, MNAC e Elikya Kandot, Directora do museu de Boulogne-sur-mer
On Exhibition
As motivações da Arte
2023-11-22
2024-02-22
As motivações da Arte. Entre operatividade e fruição
Portugal Faz Bem
2023-11-20
2024-03-21
Os Encontros Portugal Faz Bem estão de volta para celebrar a Produção Made in Portugal
ORANGE COUNTY BALLAD
2023-11-16
2024-01-07
Curatorship: Emília Ferreira
We return to the initial question: can images and words illuminate each other? Faced with the other design that the exhibition constitutes, may the question dance in the visitor's eyes
Só porque foi, e voou
2023-11-03
2024-03-17
Só porque foi, e voou - coloca em cena a investigação realizada pelos alunos do Curso de Mestrado em Estudos Curatoriais do Colégio das Artes da Universidade de Coimbra em residência curatorial no Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea.
RARE EARTH
Tony Cragg
2023-10-26
2024-02-25
Curatorship: Emília Ferreira
Rare Earth exhibition, by Tony Cragg, brings, for the first time, to Lisbon, a significant set of around 5 dozen works by the artist, including sculpture and drawing, from 1979 to 2023.
IMAGO LISBOA
ReThinkg Identity
2023-09-28
2024-01-07
The five artists selected question these different concepts of identity through photo and video works
Since 1911
2022-05-26
2024-04-01
An intervention that celebrates 110 years of the MNAC.