Parallel Events at the 3rd Lisbon Contemporary Jewellery Biennial 2026

At the Bienal pop-up, in the São Bento market, "La Joaillerie Exquise" by Elena Karpilova will be on display throughout the week, from September 20th to 24th, from 11 am to 2 pm. And on the 25th and 26th, Tamia Dellinger presents "Faces e Caras" jewellery and hand-poke tattoos.

For detailed addresses and opening hours, please visit the website: https://www.jewellerybiennial.pt/agenda

Here is a summary of what happens each day:

21 September, Monday
The programme kicks off at 6pm with the opening of “Três Linhas de Escuta: Joalharia em  Coexistência” at Ourivesaria Sarmento — a joint exhibition of student work from Escola António Arroio, CINDOR and Alquimia-Lab.

22 September, Tuesday
At Museu de Artes Decorativas Portuguesas, “O Corpo Que Lembra”, with students from Algures Escola de Joalharia Contemporânea, and “Rice”, a solo exhibition by Nina Lima, open together, followed by a talk open to the public. At Espaço Santa Catarina, “Ecos — 14 Olhares sobre o Ser Humano e o Mundo”, by the Bancada 14 collective, opens.

23 September, Wednesday
The busiest day of the parallel programme. In the morning, Atelier nos Astros hosts “Tincal Lab Challenge 2025”, with dozens of international participants. From 4pm, openings run simultaneously at Galeria Reverso (“R.I.P. — Rest in Piece”, by Manuel Vilhena), Tânia Gil Jewellery (“No Hard Feelings?”), four exhibitions at Igreja de Nossa Senhora das Mercês (“Take Place”, “Nacre and the Grain”, “Afterlives” and “Sweet Labour II”), and two at Igreja de Santa Catarina (“Septentriones”, with the presence of the Ambassador of Finland, and “Agile Systems of Knowledge”). The night closes with “Black Moon”, a limited-participation event by registration only. 

24 September, Thursday · official opening of the Biennial
At 7pm, at MUDE, the official opening of the 3rd Biennial takes place, with the exhibitions “Coexistências — A Joalharia e a Beleza do Mundo” and the Tereza Seabra Contemporary Jewellery Collection. In parallel, openings throughout the day include “Dissidências” (Museu do Aljube), “Partycals” (Igreja da Madalena), “Stuck” and “Travessia” (Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição Velha), “Under many suns”, by Camilla Prey (Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira), and “A Shared Silence” (Igreja São Domingos), as well as “Extranalities nº18”, “Jardin d´Agrément”, “Findings”, “Shared Grounds” and “Parallel Realms: Wearable Worlds”, across several venues in the city.

25 September, Friday
Convento dos Cardaes hosts the first day of the Jewellery Room and, at 7pm, the official opening of “O Que Nos Cega”, with the announcement of the Biennial's award winners. At Ar.Co, the international schools exhibition opens, with a meeting between students and teachers. At MUDE, the international colloquium “Sobre a Coexistência” begins.

26 September, Saturday
The colloquium “Sobre a Coexistência” and the Jewellery Room continue at Convento dos Cardaes. In the afternoon, the book “Playtime”, by Typhaine le Monnier, is presented at Sociedade Nacional de Belas-Artes.

27 September, Sunday · closing
Last day of the Jewellery Room and presentation of the results of “La Joaillerie Exquise”, at Mercado de São Bento. Between 3pm and 5pm, Convento dos Cardaes hosts the tribute to Kukas, marking the official closing of the 3rd Lisbon Contemporary Jewellery Biennial.