This exhibition consists of a set of panels RETRACING THE STEPS THAT WERE TAKEN- JOSÉ SARAMAGO 1922-2022 and short videos about the personal and literary career of José Saramago, the Portuguese recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

This multimedia exhibit is a narrative "journey" in reading and re-reading Saramago as suggested by a passage in his work Journey to Portugal:

"It is necessary to retrace the steps that were taken, to repeat them and to plot new paths alongside them."

A collaboration between the Embassy of Portugal, Dupont Underground, Saramago Foundation, and Camoes, IP.

By purchasing a ticket, you automatically enter a raffle for a round trip ticket from Washington Dulles to Portugal.

Agenda:

Friday Sept. 30th at 7 pm: Opening Night

Friday Oct. 7th at 7pm: Screening of documentary “Heirs of Saramago: José Luís Peixoto”

Sunday Oct. 9th at 1 pm: An afternoon with the youngest ever recipient of José Saramago’s Prize, the writer José Luís Peixoto

Sunday, Oct. 16th at 2pm: Screening of the movie “The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis”

We want to ensure your experience at Dupont Underground is healthy, safe and fun. For selected events masks may be required.