Things to do in Lisbon
Monuments, museums, viewpoints, gardens and markets, organised so you can choose quickly.
Museums
Museums · Belém
MAC/CCB - Museu de Arte Contemporânea e Centro de Arquitetura
Contemporary art and architecture meet at Centro Cultural de Belém, beside Praça do Império.
Museums · Avenidas Novas
Museu Calouste Gulbenkian
Museu Calouste Gulbenkian presents the founder’s collection in a building linking art, architecture and garden.
Museums · Belém
Museu Nacional dos Coches
Ceremonial and leisure carriages trace the history of horse-drawn transport in a contemporary building in Belém.
Museums · Bairro Alto
Museu de São Roque
Sacred art, painting, sculpture and silverwork at Largo Trindade Coelho, on the eastern edge of Bairro Alto.
Museums · Alcântara
Museu da Carris
Museu da Carris at Estação de Santo Amaro in Alcântara explores the history of Lisbon’s public transport network.
Museums · Belém
MAAT
Art, architecture and technology museum with a walkable roof.
Museums · Alcântara
Museu do Oriente
Museu do Oriente presents Asian heritage at Doca de Alcântara Norte, within the administrative parish of Estrela.
Museums · Príncipe Real
Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência
Scientific collections and the heritage of the former Escola Politécnica at a University of Lisbon museum in Príncipe Real.
Museums · Parque das Nações
Pavilhão do Conhecimento - Centro Ciência Viva
An interactive science museum in Parque das Nações, with exhibitions and activities exploring science.
Museums · Baixa & Chiado
Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea - Museu do Chiado
Portuguese art from the 19th century onwards in a museum housed in the former Convento de São Francisco in Chiado.
Museums · Lapa e Santos
Museu da Marioneta
In Convento das Bernardas, Museu da Marioneta explores puppet theatre through objects and techniques from several countries.
Museums · Campo de Ourique
Casa Fernando Pessoa
Visit the house where Fernando Pessoa spent his last 15 years, with an exhibition and poetry library.
Museums · Parque das Nações
Oceanário de Lisboa
An aquarium and museum exploring marine life, with exhibitions and educational programmes in Lisbon.
Museums · Baixa & Chiado
Museu Arqueológico do Carmo
Archaeology and sculpture among the ruins of the former Igreja do Carmo, at Largo do Carmo in the Chiado area.
Museums · Belém
Museu Nacional de Arqueologia
Portuguese archaeology and settlement history at a Praça do Império museum currently listed as temporarily closed.
Museums · Baixa & Chiado
MUDE - Museu do Design
Objects, fashion and other forms of design invite a fresh look at everyday life on Rua Augusta in the Baixa.
Museums · Lumiar
Museu Nacional do Teatro e da Dança
Temporarily closed: see it from outside and check for reopening
Museu Nacional do Teatro e da Dança occupies Palácio do Monteiro-Mor in Lumiar and is currently closed for refurbishment.
Museums · Lapa e Santos
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga
Temporarily closed: see it from outside and check for reopening
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga houses paintings and decorative arts in Palácio Alvor and is closed for works.
Museums · Alvalade
Museu de Lisboa - Palácio Pimenta
Discover Lisbon’s history through archaeology, paintings and a model of the city before the earthquake.
Museums · Alvalade
Museu Bordalo Pinheiro
Museu Bordalo Pinheiro, at Campo Grande in Alvalade parish, preserves and shares the work of Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro.
Museums · Alfama
Museu do Fado
A journey through Lisbon's song, from taverns to great voices.
Museums · Avenidas Novas
Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian (CAM)
CAM occupies a building redesigned by Kengo Kuma, with a project bringing its art spaces into closer contact with the garden.
Museums · Belém
Aquário Vasco da Gama
Historic aquarium in Dafundo, in the Algés area of Oeiras municipality, outside Lisbon city and close to Belém.
Museums · Xabregas e Beato
Museu Nacional do Azulejo
Temporarily closed: see it from outside and check for reopening
Portugal's tile museum, in the former Convento da Madre de Deus, from the 15th century to today; closed for works.
Museums · Lumiar
Museu Nacional do Traje
Temporarily closed: see it from outside and check for reopening
Museu Nacional do Traje, housed in Palácio Angeja-Palmela, is closed for works, while the botanical park remains open.