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

5/27/2026 to 7/10/2026

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.

Visiting hours:

  • Monday to Friday, 9:30 am to 5:30 pm
  • Rua de S. Bento, 160, Lisboa
  • Free admission
Press conference at the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian on 25 April 1975, where the results of the election for the Constituent Assembly were announced. Pictured are Mário Soares and Manuel Alegre of the Partido da Democracia Socialista. Photograph by Inácio Ludgero
First working session of the Assembleia Constituinte. View of the hemicycle. Tuesday, 3 June 1975. Photograph by Inácio Ludgero.
Session of the Assembleia Constituinte. Deputies Américo Duarte of the União Democrática Popular and António Lopes Cardoso of the Partido Socialista. Photograph by Inácio Ludgero.
Session of the Assembleia Constituinte. Deputies Diogo Freitas do Amaral and Vítor Sá Machado of the Centro Democrático Social. Photograph by Inácio Ludgero.
Assembleia Constituinte. Américo Duarte, deputy of the União Democrática Popular, casting his vote.
Assembleia Constituinte. Henrique Barroso, interim President of the Constituent Assembly, holding a copy of the newspaper of the Caso República, dated 19 May 1975. Photograph by Inácio Ludgero.
Session of the Assembleia Constituinte. View of the benches, where, among others, Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, Francisco Pinto Balsemão, Pedro Roseta, Tito de Morais, António Arnaut, Acácio Barreiros, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and João Gomes can be identified. Photograph by Inácio Ludgero.
Session of the Assembleia Constituinte. View of the benches of the Partido Socialista (PS). Among others, Manuel Tito de Morais, Francisco Marcelo Curto, António Lopes Cardoso, António Reis, António de Macedo and Mário Sottomayor Cardia can be identified. Photograph by Inácio Ludgero.
Sessão de trabalhos da Assembleia Constituinte. Francisco Pinto Balsemão, Pedro Roseta e Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, deputados do PPD. Fotografia de Inácio Ludgero.
Session of the Assembleia Constituinte. Joaquim Magalhães Mota, deputy of the Partido Popular Democrático. Photograph by Inácio Ludgero.
Session of the Assembleia Constituinte. Intervention by Jorge Miranda, deputy of the Partido Popular Democrático. Photograph by Inácio Ludgero.
Álvaro Cunhal (Partido Comunista Português) and Mário Soares (Partido Socialista) greeting each other during the inaugural session of the Assembleia Constituinte. Photograph by Inácio Ludgero.
Inaugural session of the Assembleia Constituinte. Vice Admiral José Pinheiro de Azevedo and Francisco da Costa Gomes, President of the Republic. Photograph by Inácio Ludgero.
Assembleia Constituinte. View of the hemicycle on 2 April 1976. Photograph by Inácio Ludgero.
25 de Novembro de 1975. Major Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho Pessoa bidding farewell to his children before going into hiding at the Tancos base. Photograph by Inácio Ludgero.