Lisbon from Home #2: MNAA with Philppe Starck.
To all our guests who have cancelled their Lisbon Visit
We know its a pain…especially if you are in isolation at home for uncertain days… or weeks when you had planned to be down here relaxing in our fantastic city with its mild climate, good wine, food etc.
We are isolated too. But we try to get the best out of the situation by doing something meaningful.
So everyday we will post an idea for things you can enjoy from home. As a compensation for ‘not being in Lisbon or as inspiration for when the virus is history and you can travel again.
Enjoy and stay well
Thomas
Visit Lisbon's National Museum of Ancient Art with Philippe Starck
“You go to the museum, you look at paintings, you either find them beautiful or not so beautiful and then it’s over, you go home and all is forgotten.
I would like to ask you to search for 40 different fragments of paintings. If you manage to find them, it’s because you have really looked, scrutinized, understood the shadow and the light, transcended matter and opened the door to the mysteries of the imagination.
To see is to understand.”
I would like to ask you to search for 40 different fragments of paintings. If you manage to find them, it’s because you have really looked, scrutinized, understood the shadow and the light, transcended matter and opened the door to the mysteries of the imagination.
To see is to understand.”
Philippe Starcks Guide to MNNA
MNAA's digital collection
Before the world got hid by Covid-19 I discovered Google Art & Culture. A global online guide to some of the best art you can find on this planet – including some of the best from Lisbon & Portugal.
It blew me away – the quality of the art is in many way better than in real life – especially all the details.
So when I discovere Philippe Starck’s Treasure Hunting Guide I immediately clicked on MNAA’ collection on Google Art & Culture.
So far this has taken me 2 hrs – and I am not even halfway through these amazing treasures – but the rest must wait until we get a chance to return to the museum and see the art in real life 🙂
Portuguese museums on Goolge Art & Culture
