Our wonderful day discovering art !
The weather was good which allowed us to fully enjoy our day. We got the opportunity to share this adventure with the students of the French school of Dordogne that we met up with at the German school of Lisboa. We then took the subway together heading to our first visit.

We started by visiting the Banksy museum. Banksy is a street artist known for remaining anonymous.
Through his work, he often criticizes society, politics, capitalism and inequalities.
His motivations are based on making people think, provoking reactions, and making art accessible to everyone outside of traditional places.
Therefore, this museum is dedicated to his art. We were lucky to have an english speaking tour guide to lead us through the art pieces such as graffiti, sculptures and incorporating objects in his art. A great exemple would be his representation of domestic violence where he uses a fridge.

Around noon, we had lunch with the other students in the garden of "The foundation of Gulbenkian", at this occasion we saw ducks and pigeons. It almost sounds very exotic !
We then proceeded to our second visit of the day. We went to the Gulbenkian museum.
This museum was quite different from the one we had visited earlier. Indeed, it is a Museum of Modern Art. We were lucky enough to see amazing paintings centered on the main theme : Scheherazade. The guide explained that all the paintings in the collection told stories within the main story, like Russian nesting dolls, you know ! Just as Scheherazade did with her husband, the king, to avoid being executed in the morning. It was truly fascinating !
Then, we had some free time, which we decided to spend with our new friends from Dordogne. It was incredibly fun !
We really appreciated this day—the visits, the discoveries, and the messages conveyed through this superb art.