ROUND TABLE
21-04-2026

Art, Collections and Criticism
0.2. Foundations, Collections and the Art Market

The round table “Art, Collections and Criticism: 0.2 – Foundations, Collections and the Art Market” aims to discuss the role of foundations in building art collections and their relationship with the art market. In a sharing of experiences and reflection, this round table will feature contributions from the Cupertino de Miranda Foundation (Vila Nova de Famalicão) and the Casa de Mateus Foundation (Vila Real), allowing us to make a contribution to identifying and understanding the dynamics of the art market in Portugal.

Speakers: Marlene Oliveira (Cupertino de Miranda Foundation) and Teresa Albuquerque (Casa de Mateus Foundation)

Moderator: Rui Maia (CITCEM-FLUP)

FLUP, Meeting Room 1 | 15h00
Material and Intangible Heritage (CITCEM Research Group)

Marlene Oliveira
April 1, 1983, Porto

She has been Director of Arts, Information and Communication at the Cupertino de Miranda Foundation, V.N. de Famalicão, since 2018. She curates the institution’s exhibitions. She has curated and co-curated other external exhibitions: at UNESCO, Paris; MAAT (Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology); CACC (Coimbra Contemporary Art Center); Amadeo de Souza Cardozo Museum, Amarante; Museu da Cidade, Museu de Santa Joana and Galeria Edifício Antiga Capitania de Aveiro; Fundação Bienal de Cerveira; Centro de Arte e Cultura da Fundação Eugénio de Almeida, among others. He has been Vice-President of ACAMFE – Asociación de Casas Museo y Fundaciones de Escritores since 2018. She has been a guest assistant at the School of Hospitality and Tourism since 2016. She was a guest assistant at the School of Industrial and Management Studies from 2010 to 2016.

Teresa Albuquerque

President of the Board of Directors of the Casa de Mateus Foundation, she has a postgraduate degree in Cultural Business Management from the Dijon School of Commerce and a degree in Social Communication. Together with Álvaro García de Zúñiga, he created the blablaLab Association, a laboratory of languages and artistic forms. He was vice-president of the International House of Matthew Institute (2010-2015). She was a national expert in the European Commission’s Open Method of Coordination group for the cultural and creative sectors (2012-2015). As an assistant, she worked in the offices of the Secretary of State for Culture (2013-2015) and the Prime Minister (1996-1997).