Museums & Monuments

Discover all of the city’s museums and monuments. Whether you have a pre-defined list of interests or prefer to go with the flow, here you can check out all the cultural venues and museums in the city, from major icons to the most unexpected of collections. From historic places to the most recent museum and architecture projects, there is much to see in a city which is constantly reinventing itself. From the classic to the contemporary, visual arts to performing arts, listed monuments to new interactive exhibitions, in Lisbon there is always a unique show to see or an impressive monument to visit. And this is the place to find them.

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Mandatory visit for the understanding of Portuguese art from 1850 until the present day.

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The museum’s collection encompasses costumes and accessories from the 17th century to the present day, exhibited to the public both in its permanent exhibition and in temporary exhibitions.

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The National Museum of Ethnology holds one of the most extraordinary ethnological collections in the world, of over 40.000 objects, representing more than 380 cultures.

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When visiting Lisbon, discover this Natural History and Science Museum with a garden, amphitheatre, chemical laboratory, observatory and an old riding school.

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Take your mark, get set, go… to the Museu Nacional do Desporto, which is commemorating the centenary of Portugal’s participation in the Olympic Games.