Residências ENG

A Malvada – Olvidar – February to October 2026

Malvada – Associação Artística – is developing the OLVIDAR project in Aldeia da Luz, in the municipality of Mourão. This cross-disciplinary artistic creation by the artist duo Ana Luena & José Miguel Soares, in partnership with EDIA — Museu da Luz, explores forgetting as a creative force, a tool for transformation, and a possibility for […]

CRUA – Artistic Association – The Dam – April/May 2025

Following an Artistic Residency at the Luz Museum, “A Barragem” (The Dam) was born, a Site-Specific Theatre/Performance proposal by Chissangue Afonso, which unfolds into several artistic creations and benefited from the collaboration of the community. The show was presented next to the walkway in the village of Luz on May 10th.

Benjamim Costa – short film “Viamonte” – November 2024

Benjamim Quadros e Costa, a Portuguese film student living in England, completed a residency at ML with his team to film, in the surroundings of Luz, some exterior scenes for his short film “Viamonte”, which is his final graduation project for the “Practical Filmmaking” course at the Metfilm School in London. One of the great […]

Gonçalo C. Silva – Sustentar (Ci.Clo) – adaptation to the climate changes and the management of water in the region of Alqueva – from August 26th to September 6th 2024

Alqueva was the “setting” chosen by Gonçalo C. Silva for an artistic creation project around climate change and water management. As part of the “SUSTENTAR” project, produced and organized by the Ci.CLO Photography Platform, the artist is developing an artistic residency focused on adaptation to climate change and water management in the Alqueva region. The […]

The dam – Chissangue Afonso

“The Dam”, a concert film by Chissangue Afonso, premieres on September 9th at midnight at Lago da Malagueira, in Évora. Part of this project was developed within the scope of the Museu da Luz Artistic Residencies, containing scenes filmed in the village.