Susana Rocha
“Mom, they made you a garden but it cannot be watered”
DUPLEX, Lisbon
November 3, 2025 | Art & Culture
LISBON ART WEEKEND
the CITY as GALLERY
words Onur Baştürk
Lisbon’s 7th Art Weekend brings together 250 artists and 50 venues, offering a panoramic view of the city’s creative pulse — from established institutions to experimental spaces.
Lisbon’s creative calendar reaches one of its highlights this November as Lisbon Art Weekend (LAW) returns for its 7th edition, taking place from 6 to 9 November 2025. Since its founding in 2019 by Merve Pakyürek and Kean Paker, LAW has evolved into one of Europe’s most engaging and accessible art events — a citywide celebration that transforms Lisbon into a living map of galleries, institutions, and artist-run spaces.
Free and open to all, the event brings together more than 250 artists, 50 venues, and 80 events, spanning exhibitions, performances, guided tours, talks, concerts, and open studios. The goal is simple yet profound: to make art part of everyday life, and to let the city’s rhythm be guided by creativity.
AN OPEN AND INCLUSIVE CITY
The 2025 edition continues to broaden LAW’s reach, linking emerging art spaces with major cultural institutionsand offering visitors a panoramic view of the city’s creative pulse. Curated itineraries by artists, collectors, and curators invite the public to discover Lisbon through multiple perspectives — from established museums along the riverfront to experimental spaces in Marvila and Arroios.
HIGHLIGHTS ACROSS THE CITY
New additions to this year’s circuit include the Arpad Szenes – Vieira da Silva Foundation, MACAM – Armando Martins Museum of Contemporary Art, and the PLMJ Foundation, each joining LAW’s expanding network of cultural spaces.
At CAM – Gulbenkian Modern Art Centre, Franco-Algerian artist Zineb Sedira presents a concise overview of her photographic and film work, while at MAAT, conceptual artist Cerith Wyn Evans transforms architecture through light, rhythm, and language.
Lisbon’s independent galleries capture the city’s energy at a more intimate scale. Pedro Cera Gallery showcases Evian Wenyi Zhang, while NO·NO Gallery brings together a multigenerational line-up — Ana Rebordão, António Olaio, Carlos Arteiro, Filipe Cortez, Keke Vilabelda, Magda Delgado, Miguel Marquês, Pablo Barreiro, Pedro Pascoinho, Pedro Valdez Cardoso, and Rui Neiva — each contributing a distinct visual rhythm.
At Jahn und Jahn, a rare solo exhibition by Swiss artist Heidi Bucher highlights her ethereal latex “skins,” which imprint architecture with memory and time, and Kunsthalle Lissabon features Saodat Ismailova, one of Central Asia’s most distinctive voices in moving image.
In the city’s east, The Balcony Gallery features Nuno Nunes-Ferreira, whose archive-based works reflect on Portugal’s recent history and collective memory. Galeria Filomena Soares hosts Rui Chafes, celebrated for his poetic wrought-iron sculptures, while Galeria Francisco Fino presents João Penalva, whose quiet narratives bridge literature and image.
Spread across neighbourhoods and disciplines, these exhibitions outline Lisbon’s creative rhythm — diverse, curious, and unmistakably alive.
