The new exhibition at Portimão Museum features works from the Museu do Neo-Realismo’s collection in Vila Franca de Xira 

As part of Portimão Museum’s 18th anniversary celebrations, a new exhibition of Portuguese neo-realist art in the Algarve is on display, entitled Uma Poética Resistente (A Poetic Resistence). 

Running until August 30, the exhibition is part of a cultural partnership between Museu do Neo-Realismo, in Vila Franca de Xira, and brings together around 60 paintings, drawings, prints, and photographs. 

Visitors are offered a glimpse into the neo-realist movement that developed in Portugal during the Estado Novo period, particularly between the mid-1930s and the late 1950s, in an exhibition that presents works from the museum’s collection in Vila Franca de Xira, curated by David Santos, scientific director of Museu do Neo-Realismo.  

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Portimão Museum marks 18th anniversary with neo-realist exhibition

Featured artists include Portimão-born figures such as Margarida Tengarrinha and Querubim Lapa, alongside other prominent names including José Dias Coelho, Júlio Pomar, Maria Barreira, Rogério Ribeiro, Alice Jorge, Júlio Resende, Sá Nogueira, Cipriano Dourado, Jorge de Almeida Monteiro and João Hogan. 

Through themes of hardship, resilience and social inequality, the artists portrayed the realities of everyday life whilst expressing hope, humanism and the belief in social transformation. Many of the works became artistic acts of resistance, challenging authoritarian narratives and giving voice to communities often overlooked during the dictatorship. 

The exhibition is on display until August 30. Opening times are Tuesdays from 2.30pm to 6pm, and Wednesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm. Between July 15 and August 31, summer opening hours will extend from 3pm to 11pm, Tuesday to Sunday. 

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