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Mário Soares Centenary

The Salt of Democracy: Mário Soares and Culture’ exhibition

December 2024 to 2025

The exhibition presents a cross between the art collection and other works and documents that marked Mário Soares' thoughts and actions (by his favourite authors, friends and himself), revealing his human, political and cultural personality.

The exhibition will open on 5 December at 6pm and will be on display at Casa de Serralves until 1 June 2025.

Explore the exhibition itinerary.

The initiative is part of the Mário Soares Centenary commemorations programme.

Júlio Pomar. Study for the portrait of Mário Soares, 1992. Acrylic paint on canvas; 61.5 x 50.5 cm. Col. Isabel Soares and João Soares
1st edition of Os Maias, by Eça de Queiroz, 1888. Personal archive of Mário Soares.
Dedication by Sophia de Mello Breyner to Mário Soares and Maria Barroso in Antologia, 1970. Personal archive of Mário Soares.
Mário Soares, Vieira da Silva and Maria Barroso. October 1987. FMSMB/Mário Soares Archive.
Maria Barroso, Júlio Pomar and Mário Soares. February 1987. FMSMB/Mário Soares Archive.
Mário Soares in a bookshop in Porto. April 1991. FMSMB/Mário Soares Archive.