2024-04-28T13:34:27-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150258550/maat-lisbon-s-new-exhibitions-explore-a-sense-of-being-with-as-they-address-relevant-social-geopolitical-and-environmental-issues Katherine Guimapang 2021-04-08T15:43:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/65/655d18411a4682865101a198cfda7009.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/149972027/al_a-designed-museum-of-art-architecture-and-technology-maat-opens-in-lisbon" target="_blank">Museum of Art, Architecture, and Technology (maat)</a>&nbsp;launched in October 2016 as an international design institution championing discourse and creative practice to "inspire new understandings of the historical present and an empowering engagement with the common future." The riverfront museum, designed by&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/89559/amanda-levete-architects-al_a" target="_blank">AL_A (Amanda Levete Architects)</a>, has focused its efforts towards "fostering critical discourse and creative practice that inspire new understandings of the historical present and an empowering engagement with the common future."&nbsp;</p> <p>In addition to its exciting 2021 Spring line-up, maat also focuses on climate action topics. With plans for investing in exhibitions and public programming that emphasize this initiative, the museum has developed the Climate Collective, a year-long project chaired and curated by T.J. Demos.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e1/e17607797f5591d3c8faf8c3e1e0bf67.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e1/e17607797f5591d3c8faf8c3e1e0bf67.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image still taken from maat April 2021 exhibition video. Video &copy; maat</figcaption></figure><p>In preparation for 2021, new Covid-19 health and safety protocols are allowing museums to welcom...</p>