Fado Museum: A tribute to Lisbon's song | Portugal Daily View

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The Fado Museum. Photograph: José Frade &nbsp; “Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. For centuries her ships sailed around the globe and brought to the European shores the first news of many unknown cultures in Africa, Asia and the Americas. In each returning ship there also came songs that spoke of the dangers of the voyage and of the fascination for the new worlds explored, full of exotic tunes and rhythms, but songs that also told of loneliness, homesickness and the fragility of mankind against the fury of the elements and the unpredictable nature of human faith. In the 1820s and 30s a new song was thus born in Lisbon, which was to become the very mirror of the multicultural identity of the city and of its people. It was called Fado, the same word that means fate in the Portuguese language." This text comes from the application of Fado to UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible <a href="http://wk.putianb2b.com/"><strong>å¨�客网站 </strong></a> Cultural Heritage of Humanity, in June 2011, and it surely a good way to sum up what the Lisbon song means in Portuguese culture. The application of Fado was developed by EGEAC EEM through the Fado Museum (in co-operation with the Instituto de Etnomusicologia of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa). Entirely devoted to the world of the Lisbon’s urban song, the Fado Museum opened its doors to the public in 1998. Since then, it has assembled a unique body of collections: periodicals, pictures, posters, music scores, music instruments, phonograms, clothes and performing props, trophies, medals, professional documents, contracts, licences, among many other testimonies. &nbsp; From the 19th century up to the present The Fado Museum’s permanent <a href="http://wk.putianb2b.com/"><strong>å…�费网赚 </strong></a> exhibition is a tribute to Fado and its promoters, revealing its history since 19th century Lisbon. Throughout the exhibit, visitors are invited to discover the history of Fado, from its origins up to the present. Visiting the museum, you can discover the main means by which this urban song used to get media coverage – theatre, radio, cinema and television –, the technical and historical evolution of the Portuguese guitar, the ambiance of the Fado House, as well as the biographic and artistic portrait of hundreds of Fado personalities, like the renowned Fado singers Amália Rodrigues andÂ*Mariza. Besides documenting the biography of artists who wrote, and are still writing Fado's history, the exhibit also reflects the relationship between Portuguese society and Fado, through an important collection of works of fine art. You may, for example, admire the emblematic painting entitled "O Fado", by José Malhoa (1910), "O Marinheiro" (The Sailor) triptych, by Constantino Fernandes (1913), or "O Mais Português dos Quadros a Óleo" (The Most Portuguese of Oil Paintings), by João Vieira (2005), apart from numerous other testimonials from the universe of Fado, like music instruments, specialised newspapers and magazines, music scores, trophies and garments. In order to increase the hearing and cultural fruition of the different fados throughout the museological circuit, the museum gave special attention to the technologies most suited to music hearing. It is equipped with an audio guide system that allows you the possibility to discover Fado's universe according to your own interests, without felling constrained by time or pressured by other visitors or groups. In parallel, the interactive consultation stations available enable <a href="http://wk.putianb2b.com/"><strong>上海兼è�Œç½‘ </strong></a> to consult the documental bodies or the biographies of interpreters, musicians, authors and composers accompanied by voice and videograms. The Museum has developed a programme of activities which includes temporary exhibitions, museum publications, seminars and workshops, editorial and discographic presentations, along with scientific research activities. The regular "Visitas Cantadas" (Singing Tours) are a must, since they allow you to learn Fado's history through the voices of its artists. The Museum thematic store provides a wide offer of Fado recordings, books, postcards, musical instruments, "xailes" (mantles) and a wide array of products concerning the universes of Fado and the city of Lisbon. &nbsp; Information FADO MUSEUM (MUSEU DO FADO) Website: http://www.museudofado.pt/ Address: Largo do Chafariz de Dentro, n.º 1 1100-139 Lisboa Telephone: +351 218 823 470, Fax +351 218 823 478 E-mail: museudofado@egeac.pt Admission: €4.00 (Ask for reduced admissions) Opening Times: Tuesday to Sunday, from 10am to 6pm. Closed on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December. Getting to the Museum Metro – Santa Apolónia Station Buses <a href="http://inbookmark.com/mybookmark.php"><strong>æˆ�都兼è�Œ </strong></a> – 28, 735, 794, 745, 759, 790 Parking: Jardim do Tabaco Park (paid)