Purpose of the Amália Rodrigues Foundation
To preserve, celebrate, and extend the human, artistic, and cultural legacy of Amália Rodrigues, promoting fado, Portuguese culture, and the values of solidarity and inclusion that marked her life and work.
Mission of the Foundation
To develop and support cultural, educational, artistic, and social solidarity initiatives, ensuring the preservation and promotion of the Amália Rodrigues House Museum, and fostering the study, research, and dissemination of Amália’s life and work, as well as her contribution to fado — the foremost expression of Portuguese culture.
Vision of the Foundation
To be a national and international reference institution in the preservation and promotion of the legacy of Amália Rodrigues, of fado, and of Portuguese culture — inspiring new generations and strengthening the role of art and solidarity in building a more humane and inclusive society.
Management of the intangible legacy
The Amália Rodrigues Foundation holds the rights to the artist’s name and image, managing this intangible legacy in a responsible, ethical, and strategic manner. This management aims not only to protect the memory and identity of Amália Rodrigues, but also to secure support and generate income that ensure the sustainable fulfilment of the Foundation’s cultural and social mission.
Financial sustainability and independence
The Amália Rodrigues Foundation does not receive regular financial support from the State or other public entities. Its sustainability has been ensured through partnerships with private organizations, the income generated by the assets bequeathed by Amália Rodrigues, and the ticket revenues of the House Museum, thus guaranteeing the autonomy and continuity of the founding project.
Preservation of the material heritage
The Foundation preserves, studies, and enhances the material heritage entrusted to its care, in a clear commitment to honouring the will of its Founder. One of its main areas of action is the continuous work of inventorying, processing, and conserving the documents and numerous items that make up this unique patrimonial legacy.
The legacy and new generations
The Foundation has consistently invested in bringing Amália Rodrigues closer to new generations. It considers it essential to introduce younger audiences to the woman who is widely recognised as the Portuguese personality of the 20th century with the greatest international projection, promoting contact not only with her musical work, but also with her life journey and her decisive role in Portuguese culture and identity.
Partnerships and future projection
The development of partnerships with public and private institutions is a fundamental pillar of the Foundation’s activity. These collaborations have been decisive for the implementation of projects of high cultural and social value, allowing the Foundation to fulfil Amália Rodrigues’s wishes, perpetuate her memory, and strengthen its future projection.
