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By Mariana Ara\u00fajo<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Francisco Capelo studied economics and management at Lisbon Catholic University, graduating in 1977 and subsequently working as an investment banker and stockbroker until 1992. Later he served as chairman and executive board member and was a private equity investor in several companies (1993-2001).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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As an art collector his interests are broad and mostly focused on building collections to be publicly viewed in museums and then ultimately publicly-owned. In the late 80’s and 90’s Capelo collected modern and contemporary Western art and later design and fashion. After a long trip to Asia in 1999 and subsequently, over the last 20 years, he has assembled a collection of over 1,300 works of art from that continent, driven by his fascination with the historical links between Asia and Portugal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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EN: Japan, Ogata Kenzan, early 18th century, Francisco Capelo Collection <\/p>\n\n\n\n

PT: Jap\u00e3o, Ogata Kenzan, in\u00edcio de s\u00e9culo XVIII, Cole\u00e7\u00e3o Francisco Capelo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Capelo was the author of the Berardo Collection and founder of the Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna, which opened in 1997. In May 1999 his Design collection opened as Design Museum at the C.C.B in Lisbon. In 2006, his Design and Fashion collections both became publicly owned and in 2009 were housed in the new MUDE – Museu do Design e da Moda-Cole\u00e7\u00e3o Francisco Capelo. In 2017, a protocol was signed between Capelo and Lisbon\u2019s Santa Casa da Miseric\u00f3rdia, a 500-year-old charity institution. Capelo donated and deposited 4\/5 of the Francisco Capelo Asia Collection and Santa Casa acquired the remaining 1\/5. It was also agreed that the Collection would be housed in an 18th-century palace in Lisbon’s historic centre and permanently opened to the public as Casa Asia \u2013 Cole\u00e7\u00e3o Francisco Capelo. Later in 2017, the Portuguese Museology Association (APOM) gave its Best Incorporation Award to Casa Asia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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EN: Sri Lanka, String puppets, Puppet Museum, Lisbon <\/p>\n\n\n\n

PT: Sri Lanka, Marionetas de fios, Museu da Marioneta, Lisboa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Another area of Capelo’s collecting interest relates to the ritual and performing arts and he has assembled more than 1,500 works of art, all of which are deposited in two Lisbon museums – the Museu da Marioneta and the Museu de Etnologia. Meanwhile Capelo has also made donations to several other art institutions: Museu Nacional de Etnologia, Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Museu Nacional de Arte Contempor\u00e2nea, Museu do Chiado, Museu Calouste Gulbenkian and Mus\u00e9e d’Art Moderne de St. \u00c9tienne.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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EN: \u201cNadagama – Masks and Puppets from Sri Lanka\u201d Exhibition, 2009, Francisco Capelo Collection, Puppet Museum, Lisbon
PT: Exposi\u00e7\u00e3o \u201cNadagama \u2013 M\u00e1scaras e Marionetas do Sri Lanka\u201d, 2009, cole\u00e7\u00e3o de Francisco Capelo, Museu da Marioneta, Lisboa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The collector is author of The Art of Lacquer in Burma and Thailand<\/em> (2004), and Silence Speaks: Masks, Shadows, and Puppets from Asia<\/em> (2015). In addition, Capelo has edited the following books: Sintra Museum of Modern Art, The Berardo Collection<\/em> (1996); Museu do Design: Luxo, Pop & Cool: De 1937 at\u00e9 Hoje<\/em> (1999);  Design De Mode: Des Ann\u00e9es 80 \u00e0 Nos Jours<\/em> (2002);  Sogob\u00f2: Masks and Puppets from Mali<\/em> (2004);  Forms of Pleasure: Chinese Ceramics from Burial to Daily Life<\/em> (2009); Ceramics of Seduction: Glazed Wares from South East Asia<\/em> (2013); 10 Years later: Objects from Elsewhere: Donation Francisco Capelo<\/em> (2014); Thread and Fire: Textiles and Jewellery from the Isles of Indonesia and Timor<\/em> (2019); A Traveller’s Eye: Selected Works from the Francisco Capelo Asia Collection<\/em> (2021); Di\u00e1logos de Colecionado<\/em>r (2022).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2002, Capelo was awarded the insignia of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French government. In 2018, the President of the Portuguese Republic recognised Capelo\u2019s work with the Ordem do Infante Dom Henrique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9\" Francisco Capelo estudou Economia e Gest\u00e3o na Universidade Cat\u00f3lica Portuguesa, tendo-se graduado em 1977 e trabalhou sucessivamente como banqueiro de investimentos e corretor de bolsa at\u00e9 1992. Mais tarde serviu como presidente e membro do conselho executivo e foi investidor de patrim\u00f3nio privado em diversas empresas (1993-2001).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Como colecionador de arte os seus interesses s\u00e3o abrangentes e principalmente focados na constru\u00e7\u00e3o de cole\u00e7\u00f5es para serem exibidas publicamente em museus e, em \u00faltima an\u00e1lise, de propriedade p\u00fablica. Em finais dos anos 80 e 90, Capelo colecionou arte ocidental moderna e contempor\u00e2nea e, posteriormente, design e moda. Desde 1999, ap\u00f3s uma longa viagem \u00e0 \u00c1sia, nos \u00faltimos 20 anos, reuniu uma cole\u00e7\u00e3o de mais de 1.300 obras de arte daquele continente, impulsionado pela sua fascina\u00e7\u00e3o com os la\u00e7os hist\u00f3ricos entre a \u00c1sia e Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capelo foi o autor da Cole\u00e7\u00e3o Berardo<\/em> e fundador do Museu de Arte Moderna<\/em> de Sintra, inaugurado em 1997. Em maio de 1999, a sua cole\u00e7\u00e3o de Design abriu como Museu do Design <\/em>no <\/em>C.C.B (Centro Cultural de Bel\u00e9m<\/em>) de Lisboa. Em 2006, as suas cole\u00e7\u00f5es de Design e Moda ambas se tornaram propriedade p\u00fablica, e em 2009 foram alojadas no novo MUDE – Museu do Design e da Moda-Cole\u00e7\u00e3o Francisco Capelo<\/em>. Em 2017, foi assinado um protocolo entre o Capelo e a Santa Casa da Miseric\u00f3rdia de Lisboa<\/em>, uma institui\u00e7\u00e3o de solidariedade social com 500 anos, \u00e0 qual Capelo doou e depositou quatro quintos da Cole\u00e7\u00e3o \u00c1sia \u2013 Francisco Capelo<\/em> enquanto a Santa Casa adquiriu o restante quinto. Foi tamb\u00e9m acordado que a Cole\u00e7\u00e3o seria instalada num pal\u00e1cio do s\u00e9culo XVIII no centro hist\u00f3rico de Lisboa e permanentemente aberta ao p\u00fablico como Casa \u00c1sia \u2013 Cole\u00e7\u00e3o Francisco Capelo<\/em>. Mais tarde, em 2017, a Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Portuguesa de Museologia<\/em> (APOM) concedeu o pr\u00e9mio de Melhor Incorpora\u00e7\u00e3o<\/em> \u00e0 Casa \u00c1sia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outra \u00e1rea de interesse da cole\u00e7\u00e3o de Capelo prende-se com as artes rituais e performativas, tendo reunido mais de 1.500 obras de arte, todas elas depositadas em dois museus de Lisboa – o Museu da Marioneta<\/em> e o Museu de Etnologia<\/em>. Entretanto, Capelo tamb\u00e9m fez donativos a v\u00e1rias outras institui\u00e7\u00f5es de arte: Museu Nacional de Etnologia<\/em>, Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga<\/em>, Museu Nacional de Arte Contempor\u00e2nea<\/em>, Museu do Chiado<\/em>, Museu Calouste Gulbenkian<\/em> e Mus\u00e9e d’Art Moderne de St. \u00c9tienne<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O colecionador \u00e9 autor de The Art of Lacquer in Burma and Thailand (<\/em>2004)<\/em> e Silence Speaks: Masks, Shadows, and Puppets from Asia<\/em> (2015).  Capelo editou ainda os seguintes livros: Museu de Arte Moderna de Sintra<\/em>, Cole\u00e7\u00e3o Berardo <\/em>(1996); Museu do Design: Luxo, Pop & Cool: De 1937 at\u00e9 Hoje<\/em> (1999); Design De Mode: Des Ann\u00e9es 80 \u00e0 Nos Jours <\/em>(2002); Sogob\u00f2: M\u00e1scaras e Marionetas do Mali <\/em>(2004);  Forms of Pleasure: Chinese Ceramics from Burial to Daily Life<\/em> (2009); Ceramics of Seduction: Glazed Wares from South East Asia<\/em> (2013); 10 Anos depois: Objetos de Outros Lugares: Doa\u00e7\u00e3o Francisco Capelo<\/em> (2014); Thread and Fire: Textiles and Jewellery from the Isles of Indonesia and Timor<\/em> (2019); A Traveller’s Eye: Selected Works from the Francisco Capelo Asia Collection<\/em> (2021); Di\u00e1logos de Colecionador<\/em> (2022).Em 2002, Capelo foi premiado com a ins\u00edgnia de Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres<\/em> pelo governo franc\u00eas. Em 2018, o Presidente da Rep\u00fablica Portuguesa reconheceu o trabalho de Capelo com a Ordem do Infante Dom Henrique<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bibliography \/ Bibliografia:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arnoldi, Mary Jo, and Francisco Capelo. Sogob\u00f2: Masks and Puppets from Mali<\/em>. Lisbon: National Museum of Ethnology, 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Berardo, Jos\u00e9, Francisco Capelo, Sarah Wilson, Marco Livingstone, Ann Hindry, Robert Rosenblum, and Alexandre Melo. The Berardo Collection, Sintra Museum of Modern Art<\/em>. Sintra: Sintra Museum of Modern Art, 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besse, Nadine, Francisco Capelo, and Sylvie Marot. Design De Mode: Des Ann\u00e9es 80 \u00e0 Nos Jours<\/em>. Saint-Etienne: Mus\u00e9e d’Art d’Industrie de Saint-Etienne, 2002.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brito, Joaquim Pais de, and Francisco Capelo. 10 Years later: Objects from Elsewhere:  Donation Francisco Capelo<\/em>. Lisbon: National Museum of Ethnology, 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brunhammer, Yvonne, Francisco Capelo, Cristina Morozzi, Pierre Staudenmeyer, Chlo\u00e9 Braunstein, Pascale Casagnau, and Rui Afonso Santos. Museu Do Design: Luxo, Pop & Cool: DE 1937 at\u00e9 Hoje<\/em>. Lisbon: Design Museum, 1999.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capelo, Francisco, ed. A New Home for MUDE, Design and Fashion Museum<\/em>. MUDE, 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capelo, Francisco, Regina Krahl, and David Prestley. Silence Speaks: Masks, Shadows and Puppets from Asia<\/em>. Bangkok: River Books, 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capelo, Francisco, Regina Krahl, and David Priestley. Forms of Pleasure: Chinese Ceramics from Burial to Daily Life<\/em>, 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capelo, Francisco. Traveller’s Eye: Selected Works from the Francisco Capelo Asia Collection<\/em>. London: Scala Arts & Heritage, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duarte, Adelaide, Francisco Capelo. Di\u00e1logos de Colecionador<\/em>. Lisbon: Veritas Art Publishers, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McIntosh, Linda, and Francisco Capelo. Thread and Fire: Textiles and Jewellery from the Isles of Indonesia and Timor.<\/em> Bangkok: River Books, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Porf\u00edrio Jos\u00e9 Lu\u00eds, and Francisco Capelo. The Art of Lacquer in Burma and Thailand<\/em>. Lisbon: Portuguese Institute Museums, 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rooney, Dawn, and Francisco Capelo. Ceramics of Seduction: Glazed Wares from South East Asia<\/em>. Bangkok: River Books, 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Puppet Museum \u201cKhon, o Teatro da Corte da Tail\u00e2ndia\u201d Youtube, 8 August 2013, https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WpWyorkCr3M<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Puppet Museum \u201cTeatro da Corte da Tail\u00e2ndia \u2013 Cole\u00e7\u00e3o Francisco Capelo\u201d Youtube, 3 September 2013, https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SpWB04HphLc<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Puppet Museum \u201cTeatros de Java | J\u00f3ias, Batiks e Marionetas da colec\u00e7\u00e3o Francisco Capelo\u201d Youtube, 12 September 2012, https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=C08F-OMcshg<\/a>.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Puppet Museum \u201cTEATROS DE JAVA Colec\u00e7\u00e3o Francisco Capelo | Exposi\u00e7\u00e3o no Museu da Marioneta\u201d Youtube, 24 August 2012, https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OVBUjfUXQrY<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Puppet Museum \u201cTheatres of Java | Exhibition at the Puppet Museum in Lisbon\u201d Youtube, 12 September 2012. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EGtI27n12Jg<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Puppet Museum, \u201cQuando os Deuses visitavam Bali | exposi\u00e7\u00e3o tempor\u00e1ria | 24.10.2014 – 18.01.2015\u201d Youtube, 17 November 2014, https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l98ff5253Q0<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resources \/ Recursos:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCole\u00e7\u00e3o Francisco Capelo.\u201d MUDE. MUDE [October 26, 2022]. https:\/\/www.mude.pt\/colecoes\/colecao-francisco-capelo_1.html<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amigos. \u201cAmigos Do Museu Do Chiado.\u201d Log\u00f3tipo Amigos [October 26, 2022]. http:\/\/amigos.museuartecontemporanea.gov.pt\/Iniciatives\/view_by_year\/2019<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Casa Asia. \u201cCasa Asia.\u201d Santa Casa da Miseric\u00f3rdia de Lisboa [October 26, 2022]. https:\/\/en.scml.pt\/culture\/asia-house\/<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Museu da Marioneta [October 26, 2022]. https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/museudamarioneta\/about\/?ref=page_internal<\/a>.   P\u00e1gina Oficial das Ordens Honorificas Portuguesas, April 6, 2018 [October 26, 2022]. https:\/\/www.ordens.presidencia.pt\/?idc=146&idi=6409<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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