After talking to several artists and curators in our past interviews, Aujourd’hui has the pleasure to shake things up with Namalimba Coelho, Press Manager for Lisbon-based Museu Berardo. Our conversation allowed us to find out how the Angolan born communicator started in Law, only before deciding to focus on Human Rights and all before becoming the media and press handler of one of Lisbon’s most coveted art institutions. Having promoted some of coolest shows the city has seen in the past ten years, while also working with some of Lisbon’s most well renowned and exciting art institutions, we listened to Namalimba’s in-depth opinion and analysis about the tools of her trade. Read our interview to find how the role of a big museum PR is performed, what’s her view on Lisbon’s contemporary art scene and how a change of projects is yet to scare Namalimba.

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