He curated several exhibitions (António Carneiro Retrospective Exhibition, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 1973; Os Anos 40 na Arte Portuguesa [The 1940s in Portuguese Art],Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 1982; José Malhoa Retrospective Exhibition, Lisbon SNBA, 1983; Soleil et Ombres: l'Art Portugaise du XIXème siècle,Musée du Petit Palais, Paris, and later, the National Palace of Ajuda, 1987/88), all accompanied by catalogues, some authored solely by him self or with expert collaboration, which remain important references in the history of Portuguese art. He served as president of the Instituto de Cultura e Língua Portuguesa [Portuguese Language and Culture Institute] – ICALP (1976-79), where he directed the "Biblioteca Breve", with around 100 titles. He directed the C. Gulbenkian Foundation's Portuguese Cultural Centre in Paris (1985-89), where he organised numerous colloquia and exhibitions.

From 1972, he spent much of the year in Jarzé, in Anjou (France), in the family home of his second wife, art historian Marie Thérèse Mandroux, taking up permanent residence there from 2001. In 1992, he donated his bibliographic collection to the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Library; in 2004, he donated part of his art collection to create the Contemporary Art Cent re at the Municipal Museum of Tomar, which he directed until 2015; in 2005, he donated his literary archive to the National Library of Portugal. A member of the National Academy of Fine Arts (of which he was president) and the Academy of Sciences, he received the following honours: Medal of Honor of the City of Lisbon (1992); Grand Officer of the Order of Infante D. Henrique (10 June 1991); Grand Cross of the Order of Public Instruction (10 November 1992); Grand Cross of the Order of Infante D. Henrique (30 January 2006).

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