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.

Mário Soares Centenary

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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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Photo-historiographic exhibition "Mário Soares. Portugal, what Revolution?"

Programme

Carnation Revolution

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