Gustavo Ludgero: four decades of work
The exhibition marks the artist's return to the Porto art scene, bringing together over a hundred works that bear witness to his career. Participation in all activities is free, subject to space availability.
Matadouro do Porto
Matadouro — Porto Cultural Center, a space requalified by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma in partnership with the Porto studio OODA, presents itself as a collaborative cultural ecosystem, built with and for the people, which will promote the creation and presentation of artistic and cultural projects and programs of significant community and civic value, contributing to social cohesion and sustainable development.
- Type
- Exhibition
- Dates
- 13/09 — 16/11/2025
- Days
- Saturdays and Sundays
- Hours
- 14:00 — 19:00
Other events
Visit and conversation to the exhibition with Gustavo Ludgero and Rui Silvestre
Sunday 14/09/2025, 16h00 – 17h30
Art, Psychiatry and Personal Development
Conversation with Catarina Gomes (co-director of the Manicómio), Cláudia Lopes (Artistic Director of Manicómio), and Inês Homem de Melo (psychiatrist at the Porto Ocidental Children's Hospital, founder of the 5ºAndar Clinic, and singer) Moderated by: Pedro Galante (Porto Municipal Gallery)
Saturday 11/10/2025, 16h00 – 17h30
Artists and mental health
Conversation with Adrian Gramary (psychiatrist and author) and António Roma Torres (psychiatrist, family therapist and psychodramatist) Moderation: Joana Morais e Castro (President of ENCONTRAR+SE and university professor)
Saturday 25/10/2025, 16h00 – 17h30
Mental Health at Work
Conversation with Mariana Pinote (clinical psychologist) and Sílvia Cunha (Director of the Department of Health Promotion, Quality of Life and Youth at Porto City Council) Moderated by Andréia Azevedo Soares (Público journalist)
Saturday 1/11/2025, 16h00 – 17h30
Guided tour of the exhibition with curators Isabeli Santiago and Patricia Coelho (Porto Municipal Gallery)
Saturday 8/11/2025, 16h00 – 17h30
Art and Spirituality
Conversation with Father Nuno Tovar de Lemos (Chairman of the Board of the S. Cirilo Community Centre) and Valter Hugo Mãe (writer) Moderator: Vânia Sousa Lima (Psychologist and Assistant Professor at the Portuguese Catholic University)
Saturday 15/11/2025, 16h00 – 17h30
Guided tour by artist Gustavo Ludgero
Sunday 16/11/2025, 16h00 – 17h30
Location
In the eastern part of the city
Matadouro — Porto Cultural Center will be a collective space for gathering, sharing, and building together, while developing a wide-ranging program based on identity, heritage and creation, both indoors and outdoors, promoting intercultural and interdisciplinary dialogue at the local, national and international levels.
