The Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon is restored to its original, modernist glory
Wallpaper | 27.07.2026 20:00
The Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon, over the almost six decades since its opening in 1969, had undergone changes and alterations that had taken it away from its original vision. It was nothing incredibly dramatic, explains Lisbon-based architect Teresa Nunes da Ponte, who worked on the restoration alongside French conservation architect and museum specialist Frédéric Ladonne, but the effect was cumulative. 'A lot of bigger and smaller renovations over 60 years meant that a lot of original details had been lost along the way.'
