Her interest in olisipography was not limited to museology, but also manifested itself in important temporary thematic exhibitions, which she coordinated or collaborated on, producing catalogues of great scientific value. Irisalva had a comprehensive view of all human expressions, which the catalogues also bear witness to. In each one, behind the materiality of the piece on display, Irisalva sees the human being who produced it. The exhibition spaces were diverse and not confined to the museums she had been in charge of since 1958, mentioned above. While it is not possible to mention all the many initiatives, the most notable ones are highlighted below. At the City Museum: Iconographic and Bibliographic Exhibition commemorating the 800th anniversary of the arrival of the relics of St. Vincent in Lisbon (1973), a saint whose cult he had researched throughout the country; Lisbon and the Marquis of Pombal, organised in the context of the bicentenary celebrations of the death of Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo (1982); Lisbon in the 16th Century: the image and life of the city (1983). At the Patriarchal Cathedral of Lisbon, The Cult of Saint Anthony in the Lisbon region (1231-1981) (1981). At the Coruchéus Palace, Zé Povinho Turned 100 (1976), The People and Lisbon: types, environment, ways of life, markets and fairs, entertainment, mentality (1979). At the Galveias Palace, D. João V and the Water Supply to Lisbon (1991). When asked which of the exhibitions she had most enjoyed organising, she replied, “There were so many, but I remember ‘The People of Lisbon’, ‘Lisbon in the 16th Century’ and ‘The Águas Livres Aqueduct’. I enjoyed doing them all, because I have always been interested in a wide variety of subjects. I would start working on them and immediately fall in love with them” (Interview, p. 143).

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