SHEIKHA MOZAH VISITS LISBON MUSEUM
Gulf Times
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April 22 2009
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HH Sheikha Mozah Nasser al-Misnad, accompanied by the wife of the
Portuguese President Maria Cavaco Silva, yesterday visited the Calouste
Gulbenkian Foundation in the Portuguese Capital, Lisbon.
Sheikha Mozah and the Portuguese president’s wife were briefed about
the rare art objects, collected in the beginning of the last century,
and the Foundation’s various departments, which include an education
centre and the Modern Art Centre as well as auditoriums and exhibition
halls.
Sheikha Mozah toured the Foundation where she was briefed about the
Art Library, the Fine Arts Center and the Music Department.
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is a Portuguese private foundation
of public utility whose statutory aims are in the fields of arts,
charity, education, and science. It was created by a clause in the will
of Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian, a petrol magnate of Armenian origin.
Sheikha Mozah also visited Lisbon Cathedral, the oldest church in
the city, which was built by King Afonso Henriques in 1147.
The Cathedral’s building has been modified several times and survived
many earthquakes. It is nowadays a mix of different architectural
styles.
Sheikha Mozah toured the cathedral and was briefed about its ancient
history and its unique sculpture drawings and architecture.