With a wide cultural offer, it is not always financially easy to appreciate all the art and culture that the capital city has to offer, but know that it is possible to visit some free entry museums in Lisbon and its surroundings. With options for all tastes, from archeology to health, contemporary art, popular art and ancient art, there are no excuses to leave behind the city's cultural side. Some of these museums have free entry every day of the week, but most of them have free entry only on Sundays. Spending a Sunday with family or friends visiting museums is a great plan, so follow our suggestions and make the most of the richness and diversity that the city of seven hills hides.
Money Museum
Despite being a museum dedicated to money, entry to the Money Museum is free every day of the week. It was developed together with the Banco de Portugal team, divided into thematic groups that allow us to learn about the history of money around the world, as well as its evolution over the centuries. Don't miss one of the most interesting free entry museums in Lisbon.
Health Museum
After exploring the world of money, we suggest you explore an even more important topic, at the Health Museum. Operating since 2017 in the former Neurosurgery Service of the Santo António dos Capuchos Hospital, it displays the interesting exhibition “800 Years of Health in Portugal”, with pieces from the Portuguese Red Cross and the Museum of Natural History and Science. Entry is free, but it is only open on Wednesdays.
MU.SA - Sintra Arts Museum
On the path of free entry museums in Lisbon, we must mention the interesting MU.SA - Sintra Arts Museum. Housed in a former casino, this museum highlights contemporary art and culture. It is divided into the Municipal Gallery, where there are temporary exhibitions, the LabArte, an experimentation laboratory and the Photography Room, with a new room called Espaço Pedro Cabrita Reis to be open soon.
Lisbon Museum - Casa dos Bicos
It is in an interesting 16th century building, on the riverside, that we find the Casa dos Bicos Museum Center. In the place where the headquarters of the José Saramago Foundation is also located, this museum comprises a long-term exhibition area that includes visits to the archaeological ruins. Entrance to the Museum Center is free, but if you want to access the top floor, where José Saramago's estate is located, you will have to pay.
Rua dos Correeiros Archaeological Center (NARC)
It was between 1991 and 1995, during works on Rua dos Correeiros, in a bank building, that ruins over 2500 years old were discovered. Currently, the Rua dos Correeiros Archaeological Center focuses on the different phases of occupation of downtown Lisbon, taking visitors on a journey through the Ibero-Punic, Roman, Visigothic, Islamic, Medieval, 16th century and Pombaline periods. Entry is always free, but advance booking is advisable.
Luís Serra Museum Center
Set at the headquarters of the Bemposta Musical and Recreational Group, the Luís Serra Museum Center displays a wide collection that has been gathered, over three decades, by the Folklore and Ethnography Musical Group “Os Ceifeiros da Bemposta”. Here you can see costumes, agricultural implements and transport, utensils of all types and furniture. Take the opportunity and visit the other rooms, where you can get to know the host community and their trophies.
Museums with free entry on Sunday
The options for enjoying the art and culture of Lisbon and its surroundings during the week are not extensive, but the situation changes if we focus on the free entry museums on Sundays and public holidays, available for people living in Portugal. On this day, the list of free entry museums in Lisbon is wide and for all tastes, we highlight some: Chiado National Museum of Contemporary Art, Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves Museum-House, National Museum of Ancient Art, National Tile Museum, The National Coach Museum, National Museum of Ethnology, Museum of Popular Art, National Museum of Theater and Dance and National Museum of Costume.
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