December 6 | 11 am | Alvalade Market

Opening of the exhibition TERRITÓRIO

TERRITÓRIO exhibition stems from the collection created over the various editions of Masterclass NARRATIVA and proposes a journey through the multiple ways of observing the portuguese territory.

Bringing together different authors and geographies, the exhibition articulates documentary, social, cultural and authorial perspectives, composing a plural portrait of the country and its transformations.

The images presented are integrated into broader projects developed throughout the Masterclass's training process. Each photograph on display functions as a fragment of a larger narrative, offering glimpses into deeper investigations of the territory and revealing the uniqueness of each approach.

Thus, TERRITÓRIO presents fragments that, together, construct a complex, plural visual map open to interpretation.

Installed in the market of the Alvalade neighbourhood, where NARRATIVA is based, the exhibition also presents itself as a community gesture. By occupying a space of everyday encounter, TERRITÓRIO brings photography closer to the real life that inspires it, reinforcing the dialogue between artistic creation, local memory, and belonging.

In this place of coexistence, the images return to the public with the possibility of recognition — or of discovery — of the spaces we inhabit.

Authors: Alex Paganelli, Cláudia Florêncio, Elisa Freitas, Emanuel Amorim, Filipa Fernandes, Filipa Leite Rosa, Nuno Silva, Ricardo Lopes, Rui Soares, Tiago Fonseca.

December 11 | 3 pm | Teixeira de Pascoais School

Workshop: Color Theory

Within the scope of the NARRATIVA NA ESCOLA program - Photographic literacy plan for Elementary School 2025/2026, NARRATIVA develops the Workshop: Color Theory.

This photography workshop for children, based on works from NARRATIVA’s Library, invites participants to understand how colors influence emotions and visual interpretations.

The objective is to develop the creation of small photographic series exploring dominant colors through instant photography.

Exclusive event for students of Teixeira de Pascoais State School.

December 14 | 2 pm - 7 pm | NARRATIVA

Fujifilm Workshop: Introduction to Visual Narrative

NARRATIVA and Fujifilm Portugal develop a workshop dedicated to the construction of visual narratives, aimed at those with basic photography knowledge and former participants of the introductory workshop who wish to acquire new knowledge in the area of ​​photographic project construction.

The workshop is taught by X-Photographer and director of NARRATIVA, Mário Cruz, and is based on his personal projects.

Topics covered in the workshop:

• Project selection;

• Research and investigation;

• Connection to the theme;

• Image selection and sequencing;

• Showcasing and promotion of the work.

Number of participants: 10

Cost: 50€

Registration opens on December 1st at 10 am, here.

December 18th | 3 pm | Júlio de Matos Hospital

Opening of the exhibition JÚLIO - Photography at Júlio de Matos Hospital

NARRATIVA, in partnership with Júlio de Matos Hospital, carried out an artistic and educational project that included the participation of six hospital patients.

Under the guidance of photographers Bárbara Monteiro and Mário Cruz, photography was explored as a means of expression and observation, opening space for dialogue between personal experience and artistic creation.

Between September and December 2025, participants immersed themselves in a journey that articulated photographic practice and authorial research.

Each one created a personal work based on their direct relationship with the hospital space — its people, the architecture, the gestures of daily life, the places of silence and of encounter. The resulting works reveal unique perspectives on the same territory, exposing both the physical and the emotional and symbolic dimensions of this context.

The exhibition proposes a pluralistic reading of the Júlio de Matos Hospital, where photography asserts itself as a tool for sharing and connection.

Authors: Rúben Cruz, Carlos Vargas, Paula Mata, Bruno Oliveira, Sara Esteves and Ricardo Carvalho

The exhibition is on display in the main lobby of the Júlio de Matos Hospital, at Av. do Brasil, 53, in Lisbon.