Conference Dinner
The IberiCos 2025 conference dinner will take place on Tuesday, April 15, at the Loggia restaurant on the terrace of the Machado de Castro National Museum, only a short walk from the Physics Department, starting at 20h.
Participants who have registered to participate in the dinner must pay the corresponding fee of 35 euros/person at the conference registration desk upon arrival on Monday, April 14. Please note that only cash payments will be accepted.
Coimbra’s former Bishop’s Palace, built and expanded between the 12th and 18th centuries, was turned into one of Portugal’s most important national museums in 1913. It stands on the site of a Roman forum, whose 1st century cryptoporticus survives to this day. That subterranean gallery is part of the museum, and displays a few Roman sculptures around its vaulted passageways.
The museum features a Renaissance loggia overlooking the Old Cathedral, a Moorish-style portal, and a baroque church (the Church of São João de Almedina). There are archaeological finds from around the region and the country, Portuguese and Flemish paintings, ceramics, jewelry, textiles, and sculptures from the 11th to the 16th centuries. The museum is dedicated to Joaquim Machado de Castro, Portugal’s leading sculptor in the 18th century, who was born in Coimbra. It’s located down the hill from the university, next to the New Cathedral.
