The next visit will take place on 29 January at 10:00 and 15:00.

- The Garden, designed by Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles

- The exhibition "Mário Soares. Portugal, what Revolution?"

Free entry by&nbsp;<a href="https://forms.gle/PKyJzLdvXHKPsbQt5">appointment</a>.

Mário Soares Centenary

Educational Service

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Guided tours to the Foundation in January

The Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon will pay a posthumous tribute to Mário Soares - a former student of the Faculty - in a solemn ceremony to be held on 29 January 2026, at 6:15 p.m., at the Pavilion of Portugal, within the framework of the 1st Meeting of Alumni of the Faculty of Law of Lisbon.

This tribute celebrates the academic, civic and institutional legacy of Mário Soares, highlighting his decisive contribution to Portuguese democracy, the rule of law and national public life.

The ceremony will include the presentation of the Medal of Honour to his family, as well as the awarding of a Certificate of Recognition.

Free entry, subject to <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdFw1uXcRnixF93ovzZAAvsobVdiXOgftJQ647Vv1tkJVm-Qg/viewform">prior registration</a>. Further information and full programme available <a href="https://www.fd.ulisboa.pt/alumnights-with-faculdade-de-direito/">here</a>.

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Homage to Mário Soares by the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon

On 31 January 2026, the city of Paris will pay tribute to Mário Soares, on the initiative of the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, and following a decision approved by the Municipal Council.

The tribute highlights Mário Soares’ historical connection to the French capital, where he lived in exile during the final years of the dictatorship in Portugal, and will take place through two symbolic moments on the same day:

1. Inauguration of the “Mário Soares Garden”, in the 20th arrondissement, at 50 rue Pixérécourt

The green space located at 50 rue Pixérécourt, inaugurated in 1984 and covering approximately 1,500 m², will be renamed Mário Soares Garden.

2. Unveiling of a commemorative plaque at 17 boulevard Garibaldi, 15th arrondissement

A plaque will also be unveiled on the building where Mário Soares lived between 1970 and 1974 during his exile in Paris.

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Tribute to Mário Soares in Paris

The International Conference “Correspondence(s): The Uses of Letters in the 19th and 20th Centuries” will take place on 3 and 4 March 2026 at ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon. The call for papers is open until 15 February 2026, and researchers interested in this topic are invited to submit proposals.

The conference aims to promote research and interdisciplinary debate on the various uses of correspondence in the 19th and 20th centuries as a historical, cultural, social and political source. It brings together researchers from different fields to reflect on letters as instruments of communication, action, sociability and expression in multiple contexts.

The initiative is part of the project “Common Voices: Organisation and Study of the Correspondence between Citizens and Mário Soares during the Transition to Portuguese Democracy (1974–1978)” (2023.10596.25ABR), funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). The conference is organised by the Mário Soares and Maria Barroso Foundation and ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon.

The conference will be held in person. Remote presentations will only be permitted for researchers who are not based in Portugal.

Consult the call for papers: <a href="https://fmsoaresbarroso.pt/uploads/Call_for_papers_Congresso_Internacional_sobre_correspondencia_a4f92ca463.pdf">here</a>

Submit proposals: <a href="https://forms.gle/qr2UvRsQT4Pzx5tJ6">here</a>

Project funded by national funds through FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. DOI 10.54499/2023.10596.25ABR.

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Shared Heritage

International Conference “Correspondence(s): Uses of Letters in the 19th and 20th Centuries”

An international conference in honour of Mário Soares, with the participation of politicians, intellectuals and academics, which concludes the celebrations of Mário Soares' centenary.

The conference will take place at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in 2026.

The initiative is part of the Mário Soares Centenary programme.

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Mário Soares Centenary International Conference

Mário Soares. Portugal: What Revolution?&nbsp;is an exhibition in which images speak and words reveal, forming an alliance where they complement and enrich each other.

Based on a long interview given by Mário Soares to the French journalist Dominique Pouchin (Le Monde) - which would later become the book&nbsp;Portugal: What Revolution?, revisited and updated three decades later - the exhibition presents a vivid account, told in the heat of the moment, close to the events and their main figures. The narrative unfolds like a film, set to the restless soundtrack of the tumultuous sounds and slogans of the&nbsp;PREC&nbsp;(Ongoing Revolutionary Process).

The photographs on display, taken by several renowned photographers, speak with a visual voice as clear and compelling as that of the events themselves, showing how Mário Soares lived and witnessed that decisive period of the Revolution - of which he was one of the main protagonists - in a struggle that helped shape Portugal into a European democracy.

The exhibition is organized by the&nbsp;Organizing Committee for the Centenary of Mário Soares, with the support of the&nbsp;Commission for the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the 25th of April Revolution. It will be on view at the&nbsp;Mário Soares and Maria Barroso Foundation, from&nbsp;17 November 2025 to 31 May 2026, and admission is free.

Opening to the public:&nbsp;17 November 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://forms.gle/a3i4EoZxccN6ZBXs6">https://forms.gle/a3i4EoZxccN6ZBXs6</a>

Opening hours:&nbsp;Monday to Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Venue:&nbsp;Mário Soares and Maria Barroso Foundation (Rua de S. Bento, 160, Lisbon)

By appointment:&nbsp;<a href="https://forms.gle/jXtrQeuybgEfsw9E6">https://forms.gle/jXtrQeuybgEfsw9E6</a>

This initiative is part of the programme commemorating the Centenary of Mário Soares.

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