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2021 Spring Opening at maat 

Join us live at the museum for a full afternoon of events to celebrate the new season with on site and online sessions featuring presentations with the protagonists of the three shows that opened on April 5th.

The two-part event is held live at maat and streamed on the museum Youtube channel and Facebook – book your ticket or watch online to enjoy roundtable conversations, digital and sound performances, live data-sonification dj-sets among others.

Part I: 14.00–16.30 (GMT)

The Curators Roundtable – with the media support of Dezeen: Aric Chen, Martina Muzi and Angela Rui in conversation with Marcus Fairs (founder and editor, Dezeen).

After the Dust Settles: Comprised Particles – A Digital Performance by Ibiye Camp.

Armin Linke: A talk about Oceanarium, his latest film commissioned for Aquaria.

Climate Data, On navigating satellite datascapes by Alessandro Masserdotti co-founder and CTO of Dotdotdot.

Climate Sonification: A Data Performance by Dotdotdot.

Break: 16.30–17.30 (GMT) 

Part II: 17.30–20.00 (GMT) 

The Designers Roundtable: Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli (2050+), Claude Marzotto and Maia Sambonet (Óbelo Studio), Daniel Zamarbide (BUREAU) and Joana Pestana & Max Ryan, moderated by the critic and curator Julia Albani.

Here and Elsewhere: Artist Alice dos Reis and architect Paulo Moreira in conversation with the design critic and curator Frederico Duarte. 

Kid Robinn + Cii James: rappers from Bairro da Jamaica in live performance, with a film by José Sarmento Matos.