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Cultural Centers in Lisboa
Museu da Farmácia
- heritage
Rua Marechal Saldanha, 1
1249-069, Lisboa
The exhibition “Chemist’s, 5 thousand years of history”, tries to assemble chronologically the material related to the history of the Chemist’s, since the old times until nowadays. This Museum was distinguished by the Portuguese Museology Association with the award of best museum in 1998.
Museu de São Roque
- heritage
Largo Trindade Coelho
1200-470, Lisboa
In this museum, contiguous to the São Roque church, there is a religious art collection from the XVI to the XVIII centuries, the ruling period of the Companhia de Jesus. The silver collections, as well as some treasures belonging to the São João Chapel, namely the silver, lazúli- crayon altar are worthy of notice.
Museu da Presidência da República
- heritage
Praça Afonso de Albuquerque - Pálacio Nacional de Belém
1349-022, Lisboa
This is a museum of contemporary history, politics and institutional where the public gets to know a little more about the presidential institution, its history and its presidents.
Castello Lopes Londres
- leisure
Avenida de Roma, 7-A
1000-261, Lisboa
The two halls of the traditional Londres continue fighting against the big cinematographic complexes. It does not book tickets.
Casa-Museu Amália Rodrigues
- heritage
Rua São Bento, 193 - 3º
1250-219, Lisboa
Museum-house placed in a XVIII century building where lived the most famous delegate of the fado and one of the icons of the Portuguese culture during almost half a century. The museum is the fulfilment of the singer’s will that decide to show the public her vast collection of objects and works of art.
Museu das Comunicações
- heritage
Rua do Instituto Industrial, 16
1200-225, Lisboa
Museum dedicated to the Communication universe, describing its evolution since the most archaic processes until the new technologies. It has multimedia space, with internet access and two permanent exhibitions: National collection of stamps and “Communicating worlds”.
Casa-Museu Medeiros e Almeida
- heritage
Rua Rosa Araújo, 41
1250-194, Lisboa
António de Medeiros e Almeida turned his house into a house-museum in the 1970’s, creating, in 1973, the foundation with his name and donating all his goods. The house includes two museum areas, one inside and the other in the garden area. Besides the European collections of painting, furniture, tapestry, sacred art, glass and jewellery with ornaments and loose pieces from the XVII century until now, there are three important collections that with their own rooms: the watches and clock collection with about 225 pieces, the china collection with a chronologic course through the various dynasties and, finally, a collection …
Fundação Cidade de Lisboa
- art
Campo Grande, 380
1700-097, Lisboa
Private institution founded in 1989, which aims to promote and defend the cultural values, artistic, monumental, tourist, educational and social, ethnographic of Lisbon. The space allows for the holding of conferences, seminars, trainings and exhibitions.
Casa-Museu Doutor Anastácio Gonçalves
- heritage
Avenida 5 de Outubro, 6-8
1050-055, Lisboa
Placed at the residence/atelier of José Malhoa, this house-museum, art-nouveau style, owes its name to Anastácio Gonçalves, famous Portuguese art collector from the meadle of the XX century. It exhibits a collection of Portuguese paintings from the XIX and XX centuries that includes, namely, works of Columbano, Malhoa and Silva Porto. Also in exhibition are chinese porcelains from the XVII and XVIII centuries, furniture and ceramics, among other collection.
Museu da Água - Aqueduto das Águas Livres
- heritage
Calçada da Quintinha, 6
1070-225, Lisboa
The Águas Livres Aqueduct is considered to be one of the greatest engineering works and one of the rare exemplars of the water supply systems of the XVIII century. Its construction was ordered in 1732 by Dom João V. The extension of the aqueduct is of about 58 km. The aqueduct also owns the largest stone pointed arch of the world, with 62,29 meters s height and 28,86 meters width.