EVENTS
A Story of Bones
Lumiar Cité
16.12.2025, 19h00
Joseph Curran, Dominic Aubrey de Vere, Filming aboard the RMS Saint Helena
As part of her exhibition at Lumiar Cité, Coumba Samba presents the film A Story of Bones. Saint Helena, a British colony located in the South Atlantic between Africa and South America, is known as the location of Napoleon Bonaparte’s second exile, where he also died. Although his remains were eventually transferred to France, his former grave is still a tourist attraction. However, as the film reveals, the island also holds the remains of the Africans who were brought there after being 'freed' from ‘illegal' slave ships. The British government's decision to build an airport led to the discovery of hundreds of skeletons of enslaved people who had apparently not been given funeral ceremonies. Reflecting on the violence and wounds of colonialism that continue to be present in contemporary society, the film tells the story of the struggle against historical injustice.
The film is English spoken. Entry is free and limited to the number of seats available.
Manthia Diawara (Mali) is a distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature and Film at New York University. Manthia Diawara is a prolific writer and film-maker. His essays on art, cinema and politics have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, LA Times, Libération, Mediapart and Artforum. He has published several books on African and African American cinema. Diawara’s notable films include: Angela Davis: A World of Greater Freedom (2023), AI: African Intelligence (2022), A Letter from Yene (2022), An Opera of the World (2017), Negritude: A Dialogue between Soyinka and Senghor (2015), Édouard Glissant, One World in Relation (2010), Maison Tropicale (2008) and Rouch in Reverse (1995). His films have been presented at festivals, biennials and a wide range of exhibition venues, including the Berlin International Film Festival, Bienal de São Paulo, Biennale de Dakar, Biennale de Lubumbashi, Centre Pompidou, documenta 14, Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), Lumiar Cité, Museu de Serralves, HKW-Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Manifesta, MOCA Busan; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Pan-African Film & TV Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), Serpentine Galleries and Sharjah Biennial.
Angela Davis: A World of Greater Freedom
A film by Joseph Curran, Dominic Aubrey de Vere
Maumaus
Avenida António Augusto de Aguiar, 148 - 3º C
1050-021 Lisboa, Portugal
Monday to Friday, 10h00 to 13h00,
14h30 to 19h00
Tel: + 351 21 352 11 55
maumaus@maumaus.org
Upcoming:
Manthia Diawara
Angela Davis: A World of Greater Freedom
Batoto Yetu Portugal, Caxias
Screening | 15.11.2025 | 14h30
The lecture will be in English. Entry is free and limited to the number of seats available.
Upcoming:
Howard Singerman
Local Art Worlds (or Imaginary Geographies with Real Effects)
Goethe-Institut, Auditorium
Seminar | 24, 25, 26.06. 11h – 13h, 14h – 16h
Registration is free but limited to the number of seats available. Please send an email with a short CV to admin@maumaus.org by 15.06.2025. Confirmation of registration will be sent by email. The seminar will be in English.
Lumiar Cité
Rua Tomás del Negro, 8A
1750-105 Lisboa, Portugal
Wednesday to Sunday, 15h00 to 19h00
or by appointment.
Tel: + 351 21 755 15 70
lumiar.cite@maumaus.org
Upcoming:
A Story of Bones
16.12.2025, 19h00
Lumiar Cité will be closed between
24 December 2025 and 6 January 2026.
Maumaus/Lumiar Cité is funded by República Portuguesa – Cultura/Direção-Geral das Artes. With the support of Câmara Municipal de Lisboa and Junta de Freguesia do Lumiar.
