In November, we organized a series of visits across Lisbon that reflected what 100 Collectors is also about: access, proximity, and meaningful encounters with galleries and institutions shaping the city’s art scene today. From established spaces expanding their vision, to institutional openings, and intimate, unconventional galleries, these moments offered our collectors different ways of experiencing contemporary art.
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We began the month with a private visit to Movart, a gallery founded ten years ago by Janire Bilbao, originally focused on contemporary African art, particularly from Angola and Mozambique. Recently relocated to a new and significantly larger space in the Estrela neighborhood Movart is now redefining its role. The space is conceived not only as a gallery, but also as a platform for events, pop-up exhibitions, and collaborations with other curators and artists. During our visit, collectors were guided through the inaugural exhibitions, which included solo shows and a group presentation drawn from the gallery’s collection, spanning historical and more recent works. The team also shared their intention to open the entrance hall to very young artists, presenting work in an experimental, almost domestic display format. The visit ended informally, with the group continuing the conversation over coffee nearby - a moment that reinforced the sense of community at the core of these encounters.
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Later in the month, we were invited by Adelaide Ginga, director of MACAM, to attend the opening of two new temporary exhibitions at the museum. While this was not a visit organized exclusively for 100 Collectors, it was a meaningful opportunity for our members to experience an institutional opening from the inside. One exhibition was curated by Adelaide herself, while the other, curated by Carolina Quintela, presented works from the MACAM collection. For the collectors who joined us, being invited to a museum opening offered rare access to works and contexts that are often not publicly visible, reinforcing the importance of dialogue between private collecting and public institutions.
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We closed the month with a visit to Ojo Gallery, a very small and intimate space also located in Estrela, founded by Marie de Carvalho. With a background in marketing and a strong personal eye for discovering emerging artists, Marie runs the gallery in a deliberately unconventional way. Ojo does not follow a fixed program or rigid exhibition schedule, allowing projects to unfold organically. At the time of our visit, the gallery was presenting the work of a young Spanish photographer who spent a month living with an Indigenous community in the Amazon, resulting in deeply intimate and respectful portraits. The visit opened up a broader conversation about alternative gallery models and the many roles a gallery can play today - from commercial space to personal, intuitive platform. The afternoon ended, fittingly, with the group sharing ice cream nearby, extending the experience beyond the exhibition itself.

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