Things to do in Lisbon, Central Portugal: The Best Museums

February 17, 2022 Alice Mieles

The museums of Lisbon celebrate the rich history and culture of this Portuguese capital city. The Maritime Museum is perfect for kids (and grown-ups!) who adore all things nautical, while the Casa-Museu Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves is a hidden gem of colorful artwork. To fully appreciate the city’s dramatic stone architecture you can take a guided walking tour, or customize your own tour, making sure to visit the Padrao dos Descobrimentos, the Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, and the UNESCO World Heritage site the Torre de Belem.
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1. Oficina Marques

Rua Luz Soriano 71, Lisbon 1200-246 Portugal +351 21 347 0003 [email protected] http://www.oficinamarques.pt
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5.0 based on 11 reviews

Oficina Marques

At this shop - also a gallery and workshop - them let their imagination fly, creating unique items inspired "by the street, market, museums, walls and depositories of rubbish and luxury". A celebration of beauty through a personal and subjective selection of objects that fuse talent and creativity to surprising ends!

2. Ceramica Bairro Alto

Rua do Diario de Noticias n0 24, Lisbon 1200-144 Portugal +351 21 346 9576 [email protected] http://www.ceramicabairroalto.com/
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Ceramica Bairro Alto

Ceramica Bairro Alto is a multipurpose space, where techniques of execution and finishing of the pieces are demonstrated while valuing the artistic activity. Try to get to know the side of the lesser-known ceramics, unique pieces, fully handmade, without mold or wheel, produced according to quality and original criteria, from design to finishing.

3. Galeria ze dos Bois (ZDB)

Rua da Barroca 59 Bairro Alto, Lisbon 1200-047 Portugal +351 21 343 0205 [email protected] http://www.zedosbois.org
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Galeria ze dos Bois (ZDB)

Galeria Zé dos Bois (ZDB) is an art centre created in 1994 as a non-profit organization of civic initiative.It's based at an 18th century palace (26909 ft²) at the heart of Bairro Alto, Lisbon.As a creation, production and promotion structure for contemporary art, ZDB instigates the research and investigation of artists involved with visual and performative arts, as well as film and music.ZDB produces and presents exhibitions and hosts more then 150 arts events per year including residencies, educational programs, theatre, dance, lectures, and music concerts mainly on the left-field.ZDB has been working with João Maria Gusmão & Pedro Paiva, Kenneth Anger, Rigo 23, Alexandre Estrela, Emory Douglas, Gabriel Abrantes, John Bock, Jean Baudrillard, Stelarc, Patrícia Portela, Roger Bernat, Tânia Carvalho, Ann Liv Young, Sofia Dias & Vítor Roriz, John Romão, Keiji Haino, Animal Collective, Sunn O))), Bonnie “Prince” Billy, John Maus, Norberto Lobo, Arthur Doyle, Lee Ranaldo, Dirty Projectors, Sei Miguel, Grouper, Black Dice and Faust, among many others.Driven by the desire to intensify and interchange knowledge with artists through creative and production practices, ZDB promotes international and local residencies and establishes long-term working relationships with them, aiming to produce unique projects.

Reviewed By FrammMale

Art gallery, book store and a venue for gigs, this is mostly known among locals offering a superb line up of artists from what I have seen. Great spot.

4. Giv LOWE

Praca de Sao Paulo 13, Lisbon 1200-425 Portugal +351 21 346 0795 https://www.facebook.com/GivLOWE/info
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Giv LOWE

5. Museu Maconico Portugues

Rua do Gremio Lusitano 25, Lisbon Portugal +351 21 342 4506 [email protected] http://www.gremiolusitano.pt/museum
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Museu Maconico Portugues

6. Pharmaceutical Museum

Rua Marechal Saldanha 1, Lisbon 1200-259 Portugal +351 21 340 0600 http://www.museudafarmacia.pt
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Pharmaceutical Museum

7. Museu da Farmacia

Rua Marechal Saldanha 1, Lisbon 1249-069 Portugal +351 21 340 0680 [email protected] http://www.museudafarmacia.pt
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Museu da Farmacia

The Pharmacy and Health Museum proposes an attractive and unusual experience through 5000 years of history of health. Its vast collection includes objects of rare artistic, anthropological, and scientific value, describing a journey, where each civilization is portrayed under a narrative of disease-fighting and the seeking of healing and pain relief, since the first traces of life on earth until today, passing through cultures and civilizations as distinct in time and place as Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Incas, the Aztecs, Islam, Africa, Tibet, China, Japan, among others. A journey that, although it started in prehistory, it is still being built today on the testimonies that now reach us from the “future”, such as portable pharmacies and first aid kits used by NASA astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour.

Reviewed By Mobile31749243851 - Lisbon, Portugal

The Pharmacy Museum has a charming terrace, with a beautiful view of 20 cubic meters of the tagus river to the left of all the trees of the Santa Catarina viewpoint, while sitting in a beautiful plastic chair, at the perfect angle of 30 ° of inclination, in which you can enjoy a wonderful coffee from the best boxes of the best trucks that travel on the best roads from the closest Delta factory to your table, and all this wonderful experience of the senses for the modest amount of € 2.20 (Just the coffe), which considering the excellent quality of the exotic coffee served and the conditions provided, is totally justified. I will keep the receipt with me, for later it too, to be considered as a museum piece, and a historical witness of the heyday of madness that Lisbon is experiencing in the present years. I highly recommend it to my great friend Bill Gates.

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