The CEsA - Centre for African and Development Studies , in conjunction with National Anthropology Museumin Lisbon, invite you to opening of the exhibition on 'Deconstructing Colonialism, Decolonising the Imaginary'.
The inauguration takes place on the 29th October, 2024, at 18:30, in the National Anthropology Museum.
The exhibition "Deconstructing Colonialism, Decolonizing the Imaginary", open to the public from October 30, 2024 to November 2, 2025, at the National Museum of Ethnology in Lisbon, aims to present the lines of force of Portuguese colonialism in Africa in the 19th and 20th centuries, deconstruct myths, decolonize imaginaries and contribute, in a pedagogical and accessible way, to a renewal of knowledge about the Portuguese colonial question.
After the opening, the exhibition can be visited on Tuesdays from 14:00 to 18:00 and from Wednesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00.
Conceived and coordinated by Isabel Castro Henriques, as part of the 25 de Abril 50th anniversary celebrations, the exhibition, which also features a selection of African objects of art from the National Anthropology Museum, was created within the context of a partnership between the Museum and CEsA (CSG/ISEG-ULisboa).
This exhibition represents the project which is the culmination of the lines of research developed by a multidisciplinary team that brings together academics from different universities and research canters, which is being held as part of the 25 de Abril 50th anniversary celebrations.