MACAM - Museu de Arte Contemporânea Armando Martins

MACAM — Armando Martins Contemporary Art Museum, in Lisbon, makes public the private collection assembled by Armando Martins over five decades. Opened to the public on 22 March 2025, it occupies the former Palace of the Counts of Vila Franca, later Counts of Ribeira Grande, a building with origins in the early 18th century. The history of the site remains legible in the long façade, the former chapel, the noble staircase and the traces recovered during the rehabilitation. The collection, begun in 1974, brings together more than 600 works, from the late 19th century to the present day, spanning painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, video and installation. The route places modern Portuguese art in dialogue with national and international contemporary creation. Between palace, museum and hotel, MACAM presents the private collection as public matter, open to observation and conversation.