What not to miss this weekend in Matosinhos

Discover the suggestions for making the most of your weekend in Matosinhos

MEO Surf League - 2nd Stage - Race

MEO Surf League, the 1st Portuguese surf division, presented its programme of activities for the 2023 season. The Porto and Matosinhos round, the 2nd round of the main national surf competition will take place from 21 to 23 April.

This stage will be preceded, on April 15-16, by the 1st stage of the Junior Tour, the competitive platform reserved for national surfing talents up to 20 years of age.

Both events, supported by the local authorities of Porto and Matosinhos, will take place at Praia Internacional or, alternatively, at Leça da Palmeira beach.

When: 21st to 23rd April

Where: Leça da Palmeira Beach

International Congress of Sports - Sports

Training courses accredited by IPDJ, free lectures and workshops

Participants: Graduates and students in Physical Education and Sport Management; Physical Exercise Technicians; Sport Coaches; Health Professionals; Municipality Managers; Gymnasium Managers; Sport Association Managers.

Registration, programme and more information at: https://www.matosinhosport.pt/pages/1037

When: 20th to 23rd April

Where: Matosinhos

"The Earth is our home" - Workshop

On April 21st, CMIA Matosinhos prepares 2 sessions of the workshop "The Earth is our Home", in order to celebrate the World Earth Day.

The activity has as main goals to sensitize the participants for the importance of the preservation of Planet Earth, to know and understand the constitution of the Universe, locating the Earth and to recognize the role of observation and instruments in our perception of the Universe.

Free activity with mandatory registration. Sign up at cmia@cm-matosinhos.pt

Target Public: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Cycles

Duration: 1h30

When: 21st April

Where: CMIA

Florbela Espanca - Time Tour with Florbela Espanca

From sonnet to sonnet, Florbela Espanca guides the visitor and shares moments of her time.

Make your registration by e-mail (mumma@cm-matosinhos.pt) or by telephone (22 939 0967). Not suitable for children under 8 years of age.

3€ (free admission for children under 12)

When: 21st April, 9.30 p.m.

Where: Matosinhos Memory Museum

Reviving the Leça - Initiative

Within the project Plogging Challenge Portugal

There is room for change! It just depends on you.

Free registration until April 20th, from ammamatosinhos@cm-matosinhos.pt

Enrolments: https://forms.gle/NdtHTuxiuJta9Knt7 When: 22nd April, from 9am to 5pm

Where: Leça's Green Corridor

Poetic Laboratory with Rui Spranger and Isaque Ferreira - Poetry

In order to provide the inclusion of new voices in the dynamics of public readings, this training session aims to involve the general public in the possibilities of reading aloud. Taught by Isaque Ferreira and Rui Spranger, it seeks to bring trainees into contact with the poetic text with the primary aim of establishing a new dimension of communicability, with the aim of fostering the writing and reading of fictional works, experimenting with narrative techniques, exploring creativity, developing writing skills and proposing aesthetic reflection.

Free participation in the celebration of the World Book and Copyright Day on the afternoon of 22nd April.

Free activity inserted in the programme of the Municipal Reading Plan, with limited inscriptions.

Enrolments: https://forms.gle/HkDKfqrfUZ9qfZV59 or bmfe@cm-matosinhos.pt When: 22nd April, from 10am to 1pm

Where: Municipal Library Florbela Espanca

Celebration of World Book Day - Reading

On April 22nd, at 3pm, the Biblioteca Municipal Florbela Espanca will mark the World Book Day with a conversation about books, poems, poets and libraries, with the guests Filipa Leal and João Gesta, moderated by Raquel Marinho.

After the conversation, there will be a moment for poetry, by Isaque Ferreira, Rui Spranger and the participants of the lab Expresso Poesia.

The Books is an activity of the Matosinhos Municipal Reading Plan, promoted by the Matosinhos City Hall.

Admission is free and limited to the space's capacity.

When: 22nd April, 3pm

Where: Municipal Library Florbela Espanca

Pechisbeque DDD - Festival Dance Days

Synopsis:

This work is about the value we give to things. In the exchange is what we desire: love, health and courage.

It is a dance in Portugal.

Synonyms for Alicerce: structure, support, support.

How many things of value do you own?

Are you afraid of failure?

I am afraid.

Himalayan bees produce hallucinogenic honey! - Ana Isabel Castro

Age rating: over 12 years old

Duration: 45 minutes

Sessions: 22nd April at 7.30 p.m. and 23rd at 5 p.m.

The link to access the BOL website to buy the tickets: https://www.bol.pt/Comprar/Bilhetes/121321-ddd_2023_pechisbeque-t_m_constantino_nery/ PRICES:

Full Price - 9.00€.

Senior (=65) - 6.00€

Student - 6.00€.

Child (0-12 years) - 6.00€.

Groups = 10 - 20% over full price

Reduced mobility and people with special needs - 50% over the full price

When: 22nd April, 7.30 p.m., 23rd April, 5 p.m.

Where: Constantino Nery Municipal Theatre

Matosinhos Fight Night - Combat

Portuguese Kickboxing and Muaythai Federation

When: 22nd April, at 21h30

Where: Matosinhos Arena

Dolphin Fair - Fair

Antiques and Collections Fair

When: 23rd April, from 10am to 5pm

Where: Basílio Teles Garden

"José de Lemos" - Exhibition

Retrospective dedicated to the artist José de Lemos

The Casa do Design hosts the retrospective exhibition "José de Lemos" dedicated to an artist who, for decades, was a case apart from the crowd of geniuses of 20th century Portuguese illustration. José de Lemos began his career in the press in 1927, leaving his modernist and highly contrasting style in the various newspapers and magazines in which he worked. Literature for children and the evening paper Diário Popular marked his life and work.

The exhibition is curated by the designer Jorge Silva and displays a total of 52 pieces that include drawings, newspapers, magazines and leaflets. The inaugural show starts at 4pm.

Organised by esad-idea, in partnership with the City Councils of Matosinhos and Setúbal, the exhibition that now arrives at the Casa do Design was first presented during the Setúbal Illustration Festival 2020. This exhibition also gave rise to the homonymous publication, co-published by esad-idea and Arranha-Céus.

JOSÉ DE LEMOS

The artist José de Lemos (Lisbon, 1910-1995) began his career in the press in 1927. He stood out for his illustrations in fiction texts and in the supplement Acção Infantil. From 1942, he generously illustrated the Diário Popular, especially in the supplements Volta ao Mundo and Sábado Popular. His work in the Children's Page was an exception in children's literature of the time, shocking the public by the absence of moral lessons and elegies to the Homeland History. Lemos was also known for his scathing chronicles, including the famous "Yellow Laughter", which portrayed life in Lisbon during the Salazar dictatorship. José de Lemos died in 1995, four years after the last edition of Diário Popular, the newspaper that was the reason for and legacy of his life.

When: 20 April, until 17 September

Where: Casa do Design

Family Orchestra - Music

Orquestra de Famílias started a new project out of doors, in the União de Freguesias de São Mamede Infesta and Senhora da Hora, and is recruiting young and old with a desire to sing, play, build rhythm with their bodies, write lyrics and improvise.

At Orquestra de Famílias, the invitation is made to all those who feel music in their own way and want to share that happiness in artistic creation sessions, in a relaxed atmosphere.

From the 25th, the São Mamede Civic Center (Rua do Centro 2, 4465-166) will be the stage for these meetings. Access is free and families of all ages are expected. Entries can be made via the email ofm@ojm.pt

Sessions at the São Mamede Civic Center will take place on April 22, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm; May 14th, from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm; and May 27th from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm.

Guided by Sara Vilar, Ana Conceição and Beatriz Rôla, the Orquestra de Famílias is a project of the educational program of the Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos, created in 2018, with the support of the Municipality of Matosinhos.

When: March 25th to April 22nd

Where: São Mamede Civic Center (Rua do Centro 2, 4465-166)

The struggle of Matosinhos fishermen during fascism - Documentary Exhibition

This is a documental exhibition, with an organization shared by the Municipality of Matosinhos and the Directorate of the Regional Organization of Porto of the Portuguese Communist Party, seeking to make known and honor generations of fishermen who, in Matosinhos, fought for their rights and for better living conditions, while facing the repression of the fascist dictatorship that haunted the country for almost half a century.

Particular emphasis is given to the 71-day strike, between the 10th of April and the 20th of June 1959, from which the fishermen were victorious, as well as several other days of struggle carried out by the class, until the revolution of the 25th of April. from 1974.

When: April 1st to May 14th

Where: Florbela Espanca Municipal Library Gallery

[From the Archive] Matosinhos Not Built – Exhibition

It is the first exhibition entirely produced by Casa da Arquitectura and dedicated to the collections that are in the care of the Archive.

This exhibition focuses on projects that were partially built, built and demolished or never built by names such as Eduardo Souto de Moura, Fernanda Seixas, Francisco Melo, Jorge Gigante, José Almeida, José Gigante, Manuel Correia Fernandes, Pedro Mendo, Pedro Ramalho, Teresa Fonseca.

When: Until April, at ticket office hours

Where: House of Architecture

Architecture for everyone - Free guided tours

From next Sunday, Casa da Arquitetura promotes guided visits to Casa da Arquitectura. The initiative is free and will take place every Sunday at 11am.

When: Sundays at 11am

Where: House of Architecture

"Sneakers - Portuguese Brands from the New State to the Turn of the Millennium" - Exhibition

“Sneakers: Portuguese Brands from the New State to the Turn of the Millennium” is the exhibition that opened on February 11, 2023, at Casa do Design, in Matosinhos.

At a time when sneakers gain a global dimension as one of the icons of contemporary culture, Casa do Design inaugurates this exhibition curated by Pedro Carvalho de Almeida, to show part of the legacy of the national sports footwear industry.

Starting from a unique collection of more than 500 sneaker models representing a universe of 100 brands designed and manufactured in Portugal, this exhibition explores the cultural, social, political and economic significance that the brands represent. A brief historical context is proposed, an in-depth reading of the Sanjo and Cortebel brands, but above all the revelation of a surprising collection of other brands characterized by small series, models for different sports practices and the respective packaging.

The result of a co-production between the Municipality of Matosinhos / esad—idea, Research in Design and Art and the Institute for Research in Design Media and Culture (ID+), the exhibition simultaneously proposes a historical retrospective and a space for critical reflection, seeking to know how the memory of nationally made sneakers can be rescued, understood and preserved, and how the productive resources we have access to, material and immaterial, can be better used and creatively leveraged.

Between March and June, the role of the designer as a collector, the connections between design, industry and handicrafts, as well as the challenges and opportunities in sustainable development, are discussed.

Upcoming conversations:

April 22, Saturday, 3:30 pm–5:00 pm – Design and Crafts

May 27th, Saturday, 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm – Design and Industry

June 17th, Saturday, 3:30 pm–5:00 pm – Towards an Ecology of Design

When: Until August 27, 2023

Where: Casa do Design, Matosinhos - Paços do Concelho Building, Rua de Alfredo Cunha, Matosinhos

JOÃO CARLOS - Exhibition

The retrospective exhibition “João Carlos” was the last exhibition of 2022 to open at Casa do Design, in Matosinhos.

Dedicated to João Carlos Celestino Gomes, whose activity as an illustrator and designer developed from the twenties until his death in 1961, the exhibition is curated by designer Jorge Silva and displays a total of 111 pieces that include prints on panels and showcases, books, magazines and brochures.

When: Until April 9

Opening hours: Monday to Friday, between 9:00 am and 12:30 pm, and from 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm; Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, from 3 pm to 6 pm.

Where: Casa do Design, Matosinhos

“Matosinhos, Place and Memory” – Exhibition

The temporary exhibition of the Museum of Memory “Matosinhos Lugar e Memória” was inaugurated in August 2022, as part of the commemorations of the 1st anniversary of the Museum of Memory of Matosinhos. Using a selection of photographs by Gabriele Basilico, belonging to the Autarchy’s collection, the exhibition contrasts these same records today: the urban and industrial landscapes captured by Basilico in the project “Uma Cidade Assim” (1996), are now portrayed in the present tense. More than 25 years separate these photographic captures, and in this counterpoint it is possible to see and feel the city: its evolution, the response it has given to new civilizational challenges and the growing needs of its population.

Admission: €1.00 (includes visit to the permanent exhibition + temporary exhibition)

When: Until March 2023

Where: Matosinhos Memory Museum

“Wind Lines. Artistic Routes in Nature” - Works from the Serralves Foundation collection

The collective exhibition comprises a set of works by international artists associated with the land art or earthworks movement such as Richard Long, Hamish Fulton and Ana Mendieta who, from the late 1960s onwards, took nature as the starting point for their the creation of works conceived outside the ateliers. The exhibition establishes a dialogue between the works of these artists and works by some of the biggest names in Portuguese contemporary art, such as Alberto Carneiro, Fernando Lanhas, Lourdes Castro and Luísa Cunha. We found it in “Lines of Wind. Artistic paths in nature” a cross between painting and drawing, sculpture, photographic and audiovisual recording of actions and performance in the natural environment, thus establishing his artistic works in close relationship with the territory, anthropology, geology as well as ecology.

When: Until April 23, 2023

Where: Municipal Gallery of Matosinhos

“Antonio Carneiro. The poet with brushes” – Exhibition

In the year in which the 150th anniversary of the birth of the artist António Carneiro (1872-1930) is celebrated, the Municipality of Matosinhos remembers the painter widely represented in the municipal artistic collection with the inauguration of the retrospective exhibition “António Carneiro. The poet with brushes”.

The exhibition, the largest in the last 50 years of this poet and painter, takes place in Matosinhos, at the Quinta de Santiago Museum, and is open until February 26, 2023.

There are around 70 works, objects and documents, some of them unpublished or almost unknown, by the only Portuguese symbolist painter, which can be seen in this museum space in Leça da Palmeira from Tuesday to Friday, between 10am and 1pm and 3pm and 6pm , and on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays between 3 pm and 6 pm.

António Carneiro (1872-1930) was born in Amarante on September 16, 1872, this year celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of this great plastic artist, considered one of the greatest Portuguese painters, between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century.

A singular artist, with a dreamy and melancholic nature, «a painter greater than the country», in addition to being a landscaper, he was a portraitist, history painter, illustrator and poet.

Admission: 1€ (without ATM) – Free entry at opening and every Sunday

When: Until April 30, 2023

Hours: Tuesday to Friday, 10am-1pm and 3pm-6pm; Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, 3 pm to 6 pm. As of April 1, the Museum opens with summer hours and the exhibition can be visited from Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 15:00 to 18:00.

Where: Museum of Quinta de Santiago

We count on you! – Tell tales

Give wings to your imagination and come fly through the magical world of books and enchanting stories! During the Story Time, the stories, almost always simple narratives and short stories, are told in such a way as to enthuse and awaken the imagination of the youngest.

When: Saturday at 11am or 3pm

Where: Florbela Espanca Municipal Library

ECO-MERCADO – Organic products fair

On Saturdays, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, in Jardim Basílio Teles, there is a fair of vegetables produced in organic farming, where you can find healthier and tastier food alternatives.

More information: here

When: Saturdays from 8 am to 1 pm

Where: Jardim Basilio Teles