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PORTUGAL / Lisbon: Infinite Calling
by Modem
© Modem

until Sunday March 27 2016

Mude - Museu do Design e da Moda
T : + 351 218886117
Rua Augusta
1100 Lisbon
Portugal



[Joaquim Vasconcelos and the museum Industrial e Comercial do Porto (1883-1899)}

«Infinite Calling» translates the commitment and total dedication Joaquim de Vasconcelos (1849-1936), art historian and art critic, put into the creation and development of the Museu Industrial e Comercial do Porto, established in 1883.

From the drawings and writings of Joaquim de Vasconcelos himself, this exhibition reconstructs the first museum dedicated to industrial and applied arts in Portugal, in the tradition of the great museums opened throughout Europe following the Industrial Revolution. The objects on display are arranged in a taxonomy set up by Joaquim de Vasconcelos, discussing the pedagogical aim of the museum, its relation with national production and the relationship between design and industries.

© Modem