Isabel Castro Henriques moderates the roundtable “Contemporary challenges in Post-colonial Times” on 12 November at the National Museum of Ethnology

Museus e Monumentos de Portugal, the National Museum of Ethnology, CEsA – Centre for African and Development Studies (ISEG RESEARCH/ISEG/Universidade de Lisboa) are pleased to invite you to the Roundtable Contemporary challenges in Post-colonial Times, which will be held on 12 November 2025, at 6 p.m., at the National Museum of Ethnology (Av. da Ilha da Madeira – Lisbon). The session will be moderated by Professor Isabel Castro Henriques (CEsA/ISEG Research), featuring presentations by Gonçalo de Carvalho Amaro, Inocência Mata, Margarida Calafate Ribeiro, Ana Paula Tavares, and Lívio de Morais.

The exhibition Deconstructing Colonialism, Decolonising the Imagination. Portuguese Colonialism in Africa: Myths and Realities, open to the public until 30 November, 2025, at the National Museum of Ethnology, was conceived and coordinated by historian Isabel Castro Henriques with contributions from around 30 researchers who delve into the various themes explored in the exhibition. The exhibition aims to present key aspects of Portuguese colonialism in Africa during the 19th and 20th centuries. Its objectives are to dismantle the myths created by colonial ideology, decolonize Portuguese imaginations, and contribute—through an accessible and educational approach—to a renewed understanding of Portuguese colonialism.

Author: CEsA Communication Team (comunicacao@cesa.iseg.ulisboa.pt) with information from the Communication Teams of the National Museum of Ethnology
Image: Reproduction