The exhibition "Of Gestures and Forms: A Dialogue Between Collections" establishes a connection between the National Museum of Ancient Art (MNAA) and the National Museum of Contemporary Art of Chiado (MNAC), two institutions that share a common origin but developed separately over time.
The curatorial work of the exhibition is shared between the two museums, representing a joint effort to bring together collections that historically remained separate. This initiative emerges as a way to reunite, even if temporarily, what was born from the same origin.
The exhibition proposes a dialogue between the two collections, exploring gestures and forms that span different periods of Portuguese art. By promoting this encounter, the exhibition seeks to reveal connections and resonances between works from different eras that form part of each museum's holdings.
This type of collaboration between sibling museums offers the public the opportunity to better understand the shared history of these institutions and to appreciate Portuguese art from a broader and more integrated perspective.
