The Mário Soares and Maria Barroso Foundation will host the launch of the book “Miss Shercliff in Salazar’s Portugal”, by Wilton Fonseca and Gonçalo Pereira Rosa, with a foreword by Joaquim Letria.

The event will take place on 22 September at 6:30 p.m., in the auditorium of the Mário Soares and Maria Barroso Foundation (Rua de S. Bento, 160, Lisbon).

Published by Âncora Editora, the book will be presented by journalist Teresa de Sousa.

Shared Heritage

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Launch of the Book “Miss Shercliff in Salazar’s Portugal”

The João Soares House-Museum in Cortes, Leiria, will open the exhibition&nbsp;“In the Shade of the Pine Tree”&nbsp;on&nbsp;19 September at 5:30 pm, as part of the&nbsp;2026 European Heritage Days. The opening will feature a concert by&nbsp;Catraia. Admission is free.

Curated by Paula Marques, the exhibition takes as its starting point the fall of the pine tree that shaped the landscape and memories of the House-Museum for decades, brought down by Storm Kristin in January 2026. Through the tree’s history and its connection to the community, the exhibition explores memory, natural heritage and the capacity for regeneration.

This exhibition marks the first public stage of an artistic and community project that will continue into 2027. The pine tree’s wood, entrusted to artists, schools and social organisations, will be transformed into new works. These will return to the House-Museum in a new exhibition and an artwork created for its garden.

Educational Service

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Opening of “In the Shade of the Pine Tree” at the João Soares House-Museum

The next visit will take place on 24 June at 10:00 and 15:00.

- The Garden, designed by Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles

- The photographic exhibitions "Mário Soares – The Defiant" and "Maria Barroso – A Woman of Causes?" (by Marques Valentim) and "On the 50th Anniversary of the Approval of the Constitution" (by Inácio Ludgero)

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

Mário Soares Centenary

Carnation Revolution

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Guided tours to the Foundation in June

The Mário Soares and Maria Barroso Foundation will inaugurate, on&nbsp;18 June at 6:00 pm, the photographic exhibitions&nbsp;Mário Soares - The Unsubmissive&nbsp;and&nbsp;Maria Barroso - A Woman of Causes, by photojournalist&nbsp;Marques Valentim.

On the same occasion, the book&nbsp;Portugal: From Dictatorship to Democracy, a photographic work by Marques Valentim, with texts by&nbsp;Daniel Bastos&nbsp;and a foreword by&nbsp;João Barroso Soares, will also be presented.

Each exhibition brings together a selection of 25 photographs, offering a unique perspective on two of the central figures of Portuguese democracy and revisiting significant moments in the political and civic journeys of Mário Soares and Maria Barroso.

Published in a bilingual edition (Portuguese and English),&nbsp;Portugal: From Dictatorship to Democracy&nbsp;brings together more than two hundred photographs documenting some of the defining moments of Portugal’s recent history. From the final years of the Colonial War in 1972 to the country’s democratisation process and its accession to the then European Economic Community in 1985, the book stands as a remarkable visual testimony to contemporary Portugal.

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Opening of Marques Valentim's Exhibitions on Mário Soares and Maria Barroso and Launch of the Book Portugal: From Dictatorship to Democracy

The next visit will take place on 27 May at 10:00.

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

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Guided tours to the Foundation in May

The Fundação Mário Soares e Maria Barroso presents, from 27 May to 10 July, the exhibition “On the 50th Anniversary of the Approval of the Constitution”, featuring photographs by photojournalist Inácio Ludgero. Admission is free.

The exhibition brings together 15 photographs taken by Inácio Ludgero while working for the newspapers A Capital and O Jornal, during the proceedings of the Assembleia Constituinte, offering a unique record of a decisive moment in the consolidation of democracy in Portugal.

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Exhibition “On the 50th Anniversary of the Approval of the Constitution”, by Inácio Ludgero

The&nbsp;Fundação Mário Soares e Maria Barroso&nbsp;presents, from 27 May to 10 July, the exhibition&nbsp;“On the 50th Anniversary of the Approval of the Constitution”, featuring photographs by photojournalist&nbsp;Inácio Ludgero. Admission is free.

The opening will take place on 27 May at 6:30 pm, at the Foundation (Rua de São Bento, 160, Lisbon). Registration <a href="https://forms.gle/HeHipJh9d3PbUwaq6">here</a>.

The exhibition brings together 15 photographs taken by Inácio Ludgero while working for the newspapers&nbsp;A Capital&nbsp;and&nbsp;O Jornal, during the proceedings of the&nbsp;Assembleia Constituinte, offering a unique record of a decisive moment in the consolidation of democracy in Portugal.

On this occasion, the protocol for the deposit of Inácio Ludgero’s archive at the Fundação Mário Soares e Maria Barroso will also be formalised. This collection is already partially available on the Foundation’s digital platform, <a href="http://casacomum.org/cc/arquivos?set=e_18132">Casa Comum</a>, reinforcing public access to important sources for Portugal’s contemporary history.

Opening of the exhibition “On the 50th Anniversary of the Approval of the Constitution”.

The Fundação Mário Soares e Maria Barroso will host the presentation of the book '20 Compromissos para o Futuro', by Manuel Pedroso Marques.

The event will take place on May 26 at 6:00 pm, in the auditorium of the Fundação Mário Soares e Maria Barroso (Rua de S. Bento, 160, Lisbon).

The book is published by Âncora Editora and will be presented by Helena Pereira de Melo, Pedro Costa and Maria Flor Pedroso.

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Presentation of the book 20 Compromissos para o Futuro, by Manuel Pedroso Marques

The&nbsp;Fundação Mário Soares e Maria Barroso&nbsp;will host the presentation of the book&nbsp;“25 November 1975 – A Journalist in COPCON” [<a href="https://www.sistemasolar.pt/pt/produto/848/pt/25-de-novembro-de-1975-um-jornalista-no-copcon-inclui-textos-e-depoimentos-ineditos/">25 de Novembro de 1975 - Um Jornalista no COPCON</a>], by Luís Pinheiro de Almeida.

The event will take place on 22 May at 6:30 pm, in the Foundation’s auditorium (Rua de S. Bento, 160, Lisbon).

The book is published by&nbsp;Sistema Solar&nbsp;and will be presented by João Barroso Soares and Captain Sousa e Castro.

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