Raphael Fonseca has been appointed as the new visual arts programmer at Culturgest in Lisbon, the cultural foundation of the Portuguese bank Caixa Geral de Depósitos. He will relocate to Lisbon in June while transitioning to a curator-at-large role at the Denver Art Museum, where he currently serves as curator and head of the Department of Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art.
This appointment signals a significant international hire for a major Portuguese cultural institution, bringing a prominent Brazilian curator with a global portfolio to lead its visual arts programming. Fonseca's current high-profile projects, including curating the Taiwan Pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale and co-curating the 2025 Counterpublic Triennial, underscore his influence and suggest ambitious future directions for Culturgest's exhibition program.