Episode 68: Going Inside MUDE: Portugals Only Museum of Design with Barbara Coutinho, Director of Museum of Design and Fashion in Lisbon
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What you\\u2019ll learn in this episode:
- How Museum of Design and Fashion (MUDE) in Lisbon created an international fashion and jewelry collection with a strong focus on Portuguese design.
- How MUDE was founded, and what to expect when it reopens in 2021.
- The history of gold in Portugal, and how contemporary designers are reimagining this tradition.
About B\\xe1rbara Coutinho:
B\\xe1rbara Coutinho has been the director and programmer of MUDE, Museum of Design and Fashion in Lisbon, since 2006. Located in the heart of Lisbon\'s historical center, MUDE explores the concept of design, showing its new trends and directions in the 21st century and discussing the relationship between design, arts and crafts, and urban, socioeconomic, environmental and technological challenges.
B\\xe1rbara is also the guest assistant professor at Instituto Superior T\\xe9cnico (University of Lisbon), where she teaches architecture theory and history. She is a member of Docomomo International and the Bienal Iberoamericana de Dise\\xf1o organization\\u2019s advisory board. B\\xe1rbara has extensive experience in research, teaching, curatorship and writing, as well as museology and curating, museum architecture and exhibition space, design, education and contemporary creation.
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