Dates / Schedules
From April 2nd to August 31st 2025 10:00am to 6:30pm
Temporary exhibition Architecture Centre
Exhibition
Interspecies delves into the historic and current desire for humans to understand, connect with, and coexist with other species. Ranging from listening devices to cohabitation spaces and decentralised governance models, the exhibition examines critically ways in which European society has pursued the materialisation of more-than-human realities.
At a time shaped by post-humanist philosophy and a climate crisis, the exhibition evokes the Romantic spirit, which emphasised the role of subjectivity and imagination, whilst deepening appreciation for nature in response to Enlightenment thinking and the Industrial Revolution. The exhibition also showcases two interventions to be constructed outside the museum: one designed for people and birds, by Studio Ossidiana, and another designed for people and fish, by Superflex + KWY.
Research Team: Anna Bertmark, Fernanda Costa, Valentina Demarchi, Bernardo Gaeiras, Mathilde Gouin, Katerina Iglezaki, Carlos Pastor, Mariana Simões (Bauhaus of the Seas Research Group)
Architecture Centre at MAC/CCB
Curated by Mariana Pestana
Architectural Project BUREAU
The Architecture Centre at MAC/CCB addresses contemporary issues and themes through the lens of the built environment, fostering collective knowledge creation via exhibitions, residencies, scholarships, publications, and public programmes. Embracing an interdisciplinary and experimental approach, the Centre explores and tests possibilities for creating convivial, intersectional, and more-than-human spaces. It invites the diverse scales and spheres of influence of architecture into its programming.
In April, the Architecture Centre will inaugurate the Garagem Sul space with an architectural project by the Swiss-Portuguese studio BUREAU. This project reimagines the garage as a flexible space, accommodating exhibitions, workspaces, public events, and communal gatherings.
The Centre’s inaugural programming cycle will focus on the theme Interspecies. Two research grants and two residency spaces will be awarded through an open call, which will be announced later in 2024.
Opening hours
From Tuesday to Sunday | 10:00 am to 6:30 pm (last entry at 6:00 pm)
Closed on Monday
Free admission every Sunday until 2:00 pm for residents in Portugal*
Accessibility
The CCB informs the public on its various communication platforms regarding the light, sound, or other conditions of a show, such as strobe lights. Fore more information, contact us via email acessibilidade@ccb.pt.
Data sheet
Studio Ossidiana, Buyukada Songlines, 2021 Photo (c) Riccardo de Vecchi
Prices and Discounts
Discounts
Discount 50%
- Visitors from 7 to 18 years old
- Students
- Visitors over 65 years old
- Visitors with reduced mobility
Other dicounts
20% — Lisboa Card
Free admission
- Children up to 6 years old
- Every Sunday until 2 p.m. for residents in Portugal*
- CCB Card
- Unemployed
- ICOM Members
- Former combatant
- Widow or widower of former combatant
* Residents in Portugal
Upon presentation of a Citizen Card of the Portuguese Republic.
If you do not have a Citizen Card of the Portuguese Republic, you must present an identification document and one of the following residence certificates:
- registration certificate for EU/EEA/Swiss citizen
- certificate of permanent residence for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens
- the residence permit for citizens of third countries