The World of Discoveries is a modern Interactive Museum and Theme Park that tells the story of the Portuguese navigators, crossing oceans to discover a previously ... read more
The Navy Museum (Museu de Marinha), is devoted to the maritime history of Portugal, who has been one of the dominating sea powers. It is housed in the West wing of the ... read more
The Museo do Chiado, or the National Museum of Contemporary Art of Chiado, is since 1911 dedicated to the Portuguese romantic, naturalist, modern and contemporary art. ... read more
The Casa do Infante (House of the Prince) is a historical house, built in the 14th century and remodelled in the 17th century and supposed to be the birthplace of Prince ... read more
Sintra's Natural History Museum is housing the magnificent collection which Miguel Barbosa and his wife, Fernanda Barbosa, have brought together for over 50 years. ... read more
Serralves, with its Contemporary Art Museum, Park and Art Deco Villa, belongs to the Serralves Foundation. Serralves is one of the leading cultural institutions of its ... read more
The Science Museum of the University of Coimbra is housing the oldest Portuguese natural history and scientific instruments collections, a part of which dates even ... read more
The Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Museum is entirely dedicated to the life and works of the artist Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro (1846 –1905), renowned for his known for his ... read more
The Portuguese Centre of Photography, established in 1997 by the Ministry of Culture, is a cultural centre dedicated to photography. The centre, located in a renovated ... read more
Pena Palace, a Romanticist castle and built between 1842–1854 by King consort Ferdinand II, became a national monument in 1910 and transformed into a museum. It is ... read more
The Paula Rego House of Stories, opened in 2009 by the Portuguese painter and illustrator Paula Rego, features an important number of her paintings and drawings, as well ... read more
The Oriente Museum, opened in 2008 and located in a former warehouse, is focused on Asian art, with a special emphasis on the Portuguese history in the East. The ... read more
The National Tile Museum dedicated to the azulejo, traditional tile-work of Portugal, throughout the centuries. The museum is housed in the Madre de Deus convent, ... read more
The National Railway Museum, with its head office at the Entroncamento Railway Complex comprising 4,5 hectares, contains a collection of 36.000 objects, dating from ... read more
National Palace of Sintra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and dating back to the 8th century, is one of the best preserved medieval royal residences in Portugal. It is also ... read more
National Palace and Park of Queluz reflects wonderfully the lifestyle and taste of the Royal Court in the second half of the 18th century and the 19th century. read more
National Palace of Mafra, today a museum, has been built as the result of a vow of King João V (1689-1750) had made to built a convent, in case his wife, Queen Maria ... read more
The National Museum Soares dos Reis, established in1833 and since 1942 located in the Carrancas Palace, houses an impressive collection mainly dedicated to Portuguese ... read more
The National Museum of Natural History and Science, founded in 1926 and today part of the University of Lisbon, contains rich collections of zoology, anthropology, ... read more
The National Museum of Ethnology, established in 1965, is dedicated to the preservation and display of the ethnographic heritage from several parts of the world, but in ... read more