On the 1st of September, the project for the new Library – António Lobo Antunes, located in the Fábrica 1921 building was presented.
This session was attended by the Mayor of Lisbon, Carlos Moedas, the Councilor for Culture, Diogo Moura, the President of the Council of Benfica, Ricardo Marques and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Teixeira Duarte, Manuel Teixeira Duarte.
Under a protocol signed between the Lisbon City Council and Teixeira Duarte, patrons of the project, the conditions were met for Lisbon to see the birth of the new Benfica Library – António Lobo Antunes.
It will occupy two floors, in a total area of 1,850 m2, with different functions and areas designed for families, adults, children and young people. It is also foreseen the existence of a multipurpose area with a gallery, as well as a room called “Espaço António Lobo Antunes”, reinforcing the importance of his thought and his literary work in the dissemination of the Portuguese language in Portugal and abroad.
This is the 19th municipal library of the city of Lisbon, a project foreseen in the Strategic Program Library XXI, and which implements the municipality's strategy to enhance the territory and cultural heritage of the city.
It will also be the new home of the writer's literary collection, made up of around 20,000 titles, manuscripts and other documents, donated by the author to the city of Lisbon.
