Alexandre Pais is a leading name in the history of Portuguese azulejos, long associated to the National Azulejo Museum, and his multidisciplinary works are an important reference in Portuguese azulejo studies. He has been the director of the National Azulejo Museum since August 1st 2021, and this new role will be the initial focus of AzLab's 88th edition, in podcast version.

The ARTIS - Art History Institute (FLUL) newsletter (#07/2023 | October) is now available online.

One of the most influential experts in Portuguese art history of the last decades, Vitor Serrão is Professor Emeritus at the School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon, the institution he worked for throughout most of his academic life. His vast career and his actions on behalf of Portuguese heritage are well known. From 2009 to 2018, he was also the coordinator of Az - Azulejo Research Network, and that will be the starting point of AzLab's 87th edition, in podcast version.

AzLab is a monthly seminar dedicated to azulejos. It aims to bring forth new analytical perspectives on different related issues, including the research, inventory, collection, preservation, creation and promotion of azulejo works.

Abstract submission deadline until 15 October 2023

In this third edition, the aim is to highlight the potential of welfare architecture, on different continents, to provide global health care for human beings, considering the form, implementation of treatment environments and the adoption of humanised methods to obtain answers to questions about sustainability and humanisation in hospitals and other health facilities.