Carnations and Velvet

Art and Revolution in Portugal and Czechoslovakia 1968 – 1974 – 1989

On July 19th, at 6pm, the exhibition “CARNATIONS AND VELVET Art and Revolution in Portugal and Czechoslovakia 1968 – 1974 – 1989” opens at the National Museum of Contemporary Art (MNAC), in the Wilmotte Wing and at the Millennium bcp Gallery. which will be open from July 20th to October 27th, 2024.

The exhibition showcases Portuguese and Czechoslovak art with works from the 1960s to 1990s (in addition to a nucleus with works of art from the 21st century, by Portuguese and Czech artists of different generations post-revolution, on the topic in question), also including a documentary chronology on the decades from 1960 to 1990, with a special focus on the periods of the Prague Spring, Marcelist Spring, Carnation Revolution and Velvet Revolution.