u s e u m s in Portugal
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This page includes a collection of on-line
museums and other World
Wide Web services
connected with museums in Portugal.
Também
em português.
Database
about 718 Portuguese museums; You can search by several topics: name,
collections, location and services.
Instituto
Português de Museus (IPM).
List
of 29 museums.
Projecto
GEIRA
Development of jobs of multiaverage information on the heritage of the north
of Portugal. List
of 54 museums.
Organizations with activity in the fiel of museums:
Associação Portuguesa de Museologia
International Council of Museums - Portugal
Associação Nacional de Municipios
Associação Portuguesa de Arqueologia Indústrial
1.
Aero
Fénix - Museu de Aeronaves Históricas
Almargem do Bispo.
Museum of the Aeronautical
Heritage.
2.
Museu
dos Transportes e Comunicações
Porto
Transports and Communications Museum.
3.
Casa
de Mateus Vila Real
This house is considered one of most representative of the Baroque one in the
North of Portugal and most characteristic of the Europe.
4. Casa Museu Abel Salazar Porto.
Art Museum.
5. Casa Museu de Camilo Vila Nova de Famalicão.
Camilo Castelo Branco House.
6. Casa Museu Manuel Ribeiro de Pavia Pavia.
Art Museum.
7. Centro Ciência Viva do Algarve Faro.
Science Center.
8.
Palácio
Nacional da Ajuda
Lisboa.
Presentation of the National Palace of
the Aid, visits of the spaces and temporary displays.
9.
Fundação
Arpad Szenes - Vieira da Silva
Lisboa.
Spreading and study of the workmanship
of painters Arpad Szenes and Vieira da Silva.
10.
Museu
Virtual da Informática
Virtual museum of Computer science.
11.
Mamoa
de Lamas
Braga.
Megalithic Monument.
12.
Museu
Abade de Pedrosa
Santo Tirso.
Archaeological Museum.
13.
Museu
Alberto Sampaio
Guimarães.
Art Museum.
14.
Museu
Automóvel do Caramulo
Caramulo.
Automobiles
collections Museum.
15.
Museu
Agrícola de Fermentões
Agriculture Museum.
16.
Museu
da CP
Chaves.
Railway Museum.
17.
Museu
da Estratégia Moderna
Lisboa.
Museum of modern history .
18.
Museu
da Indústria Têxtil
Lisboa.
Textile museum of Industry.
19.
Museu
da Região Flaviense
Chaves.
Epigraphic Museum.
20.
Museu
da Sociedade Martins Sarmento
Guimarães.
Archaeological Museum.
21.
Museu
das Rendas
Vila do Conde.
Bilros crochet Museum.
22.
Museu
das Transmissões
Lisboa.
Museum of the military communications.
23.
Museu
Arqueológico de São Miguel de Odrinhas
Sintra.
Archaeological Museum.
24.
Museu
Leal da Câmara
Sintra.
Art Museum.
25.
Casa-Museu
Atelier Anjos Teixeira
Sintra.
Art Museum.
26.
Museu
de Arte Moderna
Sintra.
Art Museum.
27.
Museu
de Cera de Fátima
Fátima.
Wax museum of the Fátima
miracle.
28. Museu
de Ciência da Universidade de Lisboa
Lisboa.
Science Museum.
29.
Museu
de Etnografia e História
Povoa do Varzim.
Ethnographical
and Anthropological Museum of the Maritime Community.
30.
Museu
de Lamego
Lamego.
Art Museum.
31.
Museu
de Marinha
Lisboa.
Portuguese Maritime Museum.
32.
Museu
de Olaria
Barcelos.
Pottery Museum.
33.
Museu
de Vila Real
Vila Real.
Museum of Archaeology and
Numismatics.
34.
Museu
de Vilarinho da Furnas
Vilarinho das Furnas.
Ethnographical Museum.
35.
Museu
do Abade de Baçal
Bragança.
Art, Archaeology and Ethnographical
Museum.
36.
Museu
do Ar
Alverca.
Military Aviation and Civil Portuguese Museum.
37.
Museu
do Bombeiro Voluntário Manuel Valdés Sobral
Viana do Castelo.
Portuguese Firemen Museum.
38.
Museu
do Brinquedo de Sintra Sintra.
Toys Museum.
39.
Museu
do Ferro e da Região de Moncorvo
Moncorvo.
Mining Museum.
40.
Museu
do Mosteiro de Tibães
Braga.
Benedictine Monastery.
41.
Museu
do Tesouro da Sé
Braga.
Sacra Art Museum.
42.
Museu
dos Cordofones
Braga.
Musical Instruments Museum.
43.
Museu
Etnográfico do Trajo Algarvio
S. Brás de Aportel.
Ethnographical Museum of Algarve.
44.
Museu
Hidroeléctrico de Sta Rita
Fafe.
Electric Energy Museum.
45.
Museu
do Bombeiro
Vila do Conde.
Portuguese Firemen Museum.
46.
Museu
Histórico Português
Califórnia.
Portuguese Emigrants Museum.
47.
Museu
Municipal Amadeo de Sousa Cardoso
Amarante.
Art Museum.
48.
Museu
Municipal Armindo Teixeira Lopes
Mirandela.
Art Museum.
49.
Museu
Municipal de Baião
Baião.
Archaeological Museum.
50.
Museu
Municipal de Esposende
Esposende.
Archaeological Museum of Esposende.
51.
Museu
Municipal de Paços de Ferreira
Paços de Ferreira.
Furniture Museum.
52.
Museu
Municipal de Viana do Castelo
Viana do Castelo.
Ceramic and Furniture Museum.
53.
Museu
Municipal de Vila Flor
Vila Flor.
Archaeological Museum.
54.
Museu
S. Pedro da Palhaça
Palhaça.
Library of public access, regional
historical Archive, Bibliographical Estates and Ethnographical surveys.
55.
Museu
Terra de Miranda
Miranda do Douro.
Regional Museum.
56.
Museu
Virtual da Imprensa
Virtual Press Museum.
57.
Museu
Vivo da Comutação Manual
Vila do Conde.
Telecommunications Museum.
58.
Núcleo
Museológico do Lindoso
Lindoso.
Medieval Military Castle.
59.
Paços
da Seda
Macedo de Cavaleiros.
Silk Project in Trás-os-Montes.
60.
Sala-Museu
Municipal de Arqueologia de Mogadouro
Mogadouro.
Archaeological Museum.
61.
Museu
da Ciência e Indústria
Porto.
Industry Museum.
62.
Museu
Municipal de Vale de Cambra
Macieira de Cambra.
Regional Museum.
63.
Museu
Regional de Paredes de Coura
Paredes de Coura.
Artistic, archaeological and
Ethnographical Museum.
64.
Museu
Regional do Automóvel
Fafe.
Automobiles
Collections Museum.
65.
Museu
Nogueira da Silva
Braga.
Art Museum.
66.
Museu
Municipal do Funchal Ilha
da Madeira.
Regional Museum.
67.
Museu
da Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto
Porto.
Art Museum.
68.
Museu
Militar
Lisboa.
Military Museum.
69.
Museu
Municipal de Portalegre
Portalegre.
Museum with a vast collection of Sacra
Art, Furniture, Painting, Ceramics of 17 th century, 18 th century, 19 th - 20
th century and other types of Porcelain and Goldsmith.
70.
Museu
Agrícola de Entre Douro e Minho
Vairão.
Agriculture Museum.
71.
Casa
Museu do Assento
Felgueiras.
Agriculture Museum.
72.
Museu
Municipal Dr. Santos Rocha
Figueira da Foz.
Archaeological Museum.
73.
Museu
Republica e Resistência
Lisboa.
Portuguese Historical Museum.
74.
Museu
da Ribeira Grande
S. Miguel Açores
Archaeological Museum.
75.
Museu
de Angra do Heroísmo
Angra do Heroísmo.
Museum of the Discoveries and Art.
76-
Museu
Pedro Filipe - Vila Nova de Gaia
Pedro
Filipe museum
77.
Museu
Militar
Porto
Military Museum
78.
Paço
dos Duques de Bragança
Guimarães
Historical Museum
79.
Casa
Museu José Régio
Vila do Conde
José Régio House
80.
Museu
da Imprensa,
Fafe
Press Museum
81.
Museu
Nacional de Polícia e Ciencias Criminais
, Loures
Objects stolen of public colection
82.
Museu
da CP,
Bragança
Railway Museum.
83.
Museu Lusitania Seguros
Museum of the insurance company Lusitania
84.
Museu
do Carro Eléctrico , Porto
Occupying an industrial building in Massarelos, where the former
thermo-electric central was installed, the museum’s principal aim is to
study, preserve, communicate and exhibit for the public benefit. The permanent
exhibition, which can be found in the so called central wing comprises a
collection of 16 tramcars, 5 tramcars’ trailers and 2 backup cars used for
maintenance work as well as several components – engines, armatures and
combining components. It also comprises collections of written documents as
well as graphic and iconographic materials.
85.
Museu
Arqueológico do Carmo
, Lisboa
Archaeological Museum
86.
Museu
de Física da Universidade de Coimbra
, Coimbra
Nowadays this Museum houses an unrivalled collection of scientific and
didactic instruments from the 18th and 19th centuries. The patrimony consists
exclusively of instruments used in the Physics Cabinet of the University of
Coimbra since its origin in 1772.
Thanks to its unique characteristics, this collection of instruments is among
the most notable and rare in the world. The instruments from the eighteenth
century, which equipped one of the most complete Cabinets for the experimental
study of Physics, are nowadays considered true art pieces. The instruments
from the nineteenth century, in turn, are well representative of the evolution
of Experimental Physics along that century.
87.
Aquamuseu
do rio Minho , Vila Nova de
Cerveira
This is a museum about Minho's river, the fishes, the fisherman (Portuguese
and Spanish), it has photographs and expositions concerning the environment
surrounding the river.
88.
ELA
- Estação Litoral da Aguda ,
Aguda
Museum of the art of fishing. It has
an aquarium and an exposition of fishing Portuguese objects.
89.
Museu
de Arte Sacra de Arouca , Arouca
Museum of sacred art in the monastery of Saint Marie of Arouca.
90.
Museu
Escolar Oliveira Lopes
Museum about the history of teaching in Oliveira Lopes's school , district of
Aveiro.
91.
Fundação
Dr. António Cupertino de Miranda ,
Porto
Foundation that has the museum of fiduciary paper and all that is related with
paper currency.
92.
Aldeia
do Museu de José Franco - Sobreiro
The museum is a reproduction of a village at Mafra in the beginning of the
century.
93.
Museu
Calouste Gulbenkian , Lisboa
Oriental and classical art,
European art since the XI century to XX century
94.
Fundação
de Serralves ,
Porto
Modern art museum.
95.
Museu
da Água , Lisboa
Lisbon's water company has created a museum of the Lisbon's water supping
system. It describes all that is related with the supply of the water in the
city, information about the aqueduct, electric central and others historical
sites.
96.
Museu
do Instituto geológico e Mineiro
This museum of the mining and geological institute has an important collection
about paleontology, archaeology and mining.
97.
Museu
do trabalho Michel Giacometti ,
Setubal
This is a museum about the canner food industry in Portugal.
98.
Museu
da Vista Alegre
This museum is about the beautiful porcelain made in Portugal since the
beginning of the XIX century. This is a well known porcelain all over the
world, with fine quality and beautiful stile.
99.
Rede
de Museus de Loures
Site with 3 museums in Loures.
100.
Museu
de Lanifícios da Universidade da Beira Interior ,
Covilhã
Museum of woolen manufacture. This is
a museum about the woolen manufacture with all the stages of manufacture
described in detail.
101.
Museu
Nacional Machado de Castro ,
Coimbra
Art collections related with
sacred art, ceramics, jewelers and painting.
102.
Museu
Romântico - Quinta da Macieirinha ,
Porto
Located in a XIX century building at Porto, this museum is a reproduction of
the elite's house in the XIX century in this city.
103.
Casa
museu Guerra Junqueiro , Porto
Museum located in a building designed by Nicolau Nasoni and it has collections
of sacred arte, jewellery and others subjects.
104.
Museu
Dr. José Formosinho , Lagos
Museum of the Lagos city with an exhibition about archaeology and sacred art.
It has also an important work collection of our last xylographer.
105.
Museu
Municipal de Arqueologia - Albufeira
Museum with collections about pre-history, roman occupation, Visigotic and
Islamic period and modern age.
106
– Casa-Museu Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves
– Lisboa
Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves house
107
– Museu do Chiado –
Lisboa
Portuguese art
108
– Museu da Música –
Lisboa
Instrumental collections.
109
– Museu Nacional de Arqueologia-
Lisboa
Archaeology collection
110
– Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga
– Lisboa
It has 7 main collections: Paint, Sculpture, Draws, Gold art, Pottery, Textile, and Furniture.
111
– Museu Nacional do Azulejo
– Lisboa
It
has 4 main collections: Glased Tile; Pottery; Graphics documents; Technical
instruments.
112
– Museu Nacional dos Coches
– Lisboa
Exceptional collection of royals cars from XVII to XIX centuries.
113
– Museu Nacional de Etnologia-
Lisboa
Ethnology National Museum has important cultural issues. Is has several temporary ethnology shows, not only national, but also international.
114
– Museu nacional Soares dos Reis-
Porto
Soares dos Reis National Museum is the first public museum in Portugal. It was founded in 1833.
115
– Museu Nacional do Teatro
- Lisboa
Theatre National Museum was founded in 1979. At present time it has around 300 000 pieces. It has also about 120 000 photos.
116
– Museu Nacional do Traje –
Lisboa
Officially was founded in 1982. It is placed inside Monteiro-mor Palace that was built in XVIII century. There are about 300 costume pieces and about 120 000 photos.
117
– Museu Municipal do Cadaval–
Cadaval
It was founded in October 2002 and is the first museum in Cadaval. It is placed in the old Town Hall building. We can find in Cadaval museum some dinosaur fossil, rich archaeology, Cadaval history and several old pictures.
118
– Museu
da Electricidade – Lisboa
Visitor can see several electricity engines, objects and ideas.
It replaces old Saint Andre Convent, who was first Ponta Delgada patron saint. This museum goal is to show Azores culture using a rich historical patrimony.
120-
Museu
João de Deus- Lisboa
João de Deus museum
121-
Exploratório
Infante D. Henrique - Coimbra
Place that promotes science and technology
122-
Instituto
da História da Ciência e da Técnica - Museu Nacional da Ciência e da Técnica
- Coimbra
National museum of science
Local museum
124-
Museu
Municipal do Bombarral
Local museum.
125-
Museu
1917 - Fátima
This
museum allows you to understand the meaning of Fatima through dialogues
between the Angel, Our Lady ant the Shephards.
126-
Museu/Fundação
Solheiro Madureira - Aveiro
Madureira
house, dedicated his wife
127-
O
Presépio e a Aldeia de Belém Animados - Fátima
The nativity scene and the village of Bethlehem. A unique work of art in the world.
128-
Aquário
Vasco da Gama - Lisboa
The
Vasco da Gama Aquarium is a scientific and educational institution, located in
Lisbon.
129-
Fundação
Casa Museu Mário Botas - Nazaré
Mário
Botas house
130-
Museu
Arqueólogico de S.Miguel de Odrinhas - Ericeira
S.
Miguel de Odinhas, Archaeological
Museum
131-
Museu
do Teatro Romano - Lisboa
Archaeological
Museum
132-
Museu
Geológico do IGM - Lisboa
Geological
and Mining Institute of Portugal - is the governmental agency responsible for
geological research of onshore land and continental shelf of Portugal.
133-
Museu
Arqueológico de Montemor-o-Novo
Archaeological
Museum
Watch
museum
135-
Museu
Etnográfico de Olivença - Olivença
Ethnographical
Museum of Olivença
136-
Museu
Etnológico de Melo - Gouveia
Ethnographical
Museum of Algarve Suit.
137-
Museu
Nacional do Pão - Seia
National
museum of bread
Last
update: 2003/04/22
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de Letras da Universidade do Porto as part
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Virtual Library museums pages. Is
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