Museum of Lisbon
Established | 1942; 82 years ago (1942) |
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Location | Lisbon, Portugal |
Type | City Museum |
Director | Joana Sousa Monteiro |
Website | Official website |
The Museu de Lisboa (Portuguese for the Museum of Lisbon) is a museum network in Lisbon, Portugal, dedicated to the history of Lisbon, from prehistoric times to the modern day. The museum is housed in various buildings across Lisbon, including Pimenta Palace in Campo Grande, the Praça do Comércio in the Lisbon Baixa, and the Casa dos Bicos in Alfama, among others.
History
The creation of a municipal museum for Lisbon was first proposed in 1909, by the republican members of the Lisbon Senate, then dominated by monarchists, but no action was taken.
In 1930, the city purchased the Palácio da Mitra, a former residence of the Patriarch of Lisbon, in order to outfit the palace to house a city museum. Following renovations to the palace, the Museu da Cidade (City Museum) opened in 1942, under the leadership of curator Mário Tavares Chicó.[1]
In 1962, the museum purchased Pimenta Palace to serve as its home, because of its more central location and larger facilities. However, the museum only inaugurated the new facilities at Pimenta Palace in 1979, after more than a decade of renovations.
In 2009, a new museological direction for the museum was formulated, along with a new public image plan, which resulted in the transformation of the Museu da Cidade (City Museum) to the Museu de Lisboa (Museum of Lisbon), in 2015. Similarly, the new museological direction decentralized the museum and led to the creation of multiple poles of the museum across the city.
Locations
The Museu de Lisboa currently has the following locations:[2]
- Pimenta Palace (the museum's core location)
- Casa dos Bicos in Alfama
- Santo António Church in Alfama
- Praça do Comércio in the Lisbon Baixa
- Roman Theatre of Lisbon
- Roman Galleries of Rua da Prata
Collections
The Museu de Lisboa has a vast collection of paintings, sculptures, maps, historical documents, and other objects d'art.
- Water vendor in Rossio Square, 1877.
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- Bust of Manuel Pereira de Sampaio by Filippo della Valle
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- Monument to Eça de Queiroz
- 18th century Procession of the Corpus Christi figurines
- Arrival of the Regency to Lisbon by António Cândido Cordeiro Pinheiro Furtado
References
External links
- Official website
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- Águas Livres Aqueduct
- Ascensor da Bica
- Ascensor da Glória
- Belém Tower
- Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal
- British Cemetery
- Café A Brasileira
- Campo Pequeno Bullring
- Casa dos Bicos
- Casa Fernando Pessoa
- Cordoaria Nacional
- Gare do Oriente
- Lisbon Astronomical Observatory
- Lisbon Oceanarium
- Lisbon Zoo
- Mercado de Campo de Ourique
- Pillory of Lisbon
- Prazeres Cemetery
- Rossio Train Station
- Rua Augusta Arch
- Santa Justa Lift
- São Jorge Castle
- Torre do Tombo National Archive
- Vasco da Gama Tower
- Vasco da Gama Bridge
- 25 de Abril Bridge
- Berardo - Art Deco Museum
- Berardo Collection Museum
- Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
- Carmo Convent Archaeological Museum
- Carris Museum
- Casa-Museu Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves
- Cordoaria Nacional
- Electricity Museum
- Ephemeral Museum
- José Saramago Foundation
- Macau Science and Culture Centre
- Museu da Água
- Museu Benfica
- Museu da Marioneta
- Museu Nacional da Música
- Museu das Comunicações
- Museu de Arte Popular
- Museum of Lisbon
- Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology
- Museum of the Orient
- Museum of the Resistance and Liberty
- National Museum of Archaeology
- National Museum of the Azulejo
- National Coach Museum
- National Museum of Ancient Art
- National Museum of Contemporary Art
- National Museum of Clothing
- National Museum of Ethnology
- National Museum of Natural History & Science
- National Theatre and Dance Museum
- Naval Museum
- Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Museum
- Ajuda National Palace
- Belém Palace
- Bemposta Palace
- Burnay Palace
- Galveias Palace
- Monteiro-Mor Palace
- Necessidades Palace
- Palace of the Counts of Azambuja
- Palace of the Counts of Redondo
- Palace of the Dukes of Palmela
- Palace of the Marquises of Fronteira
- Palacete Mayer
- Palacio Belmonte
- Panaca Palace
- Penafiel Palace
- Pestana Palace
- Pimenta Palace
- Quinta dos Lagares d'El-Rei
- São Bento Mansion
- São Bento Palace
- Sotto Mayor Palace
- Verride Palace
- Conceição Velha Church
- Estrela Basilica
- Jerónimos Monastery
- Igreja dos Anjos
- Igreja da Madalena
- Igreja da Memória
- Igreja do Menino Deus
- National Pantheon
- Santo António Church
- São Domingos Church
- São Roque Church
- Santa Luzia Church
- Santa Teresa de Jesus de Carnide Convent
- Santo Estêvão Church
- Lisbon Cathedral
- Lisbon Synagogue
- Madre de Deus Convent
- Mártires Basilica
- Monastery of São Vicente de Fora
- Monastery of the Mónicas
- St. George's Church
and parks
- Avenida da Liberdade
- Afonso de Albuquerque Square
- Bela Vista Park
- Eduardo VII Park
- Estufa Fria
- Gulbenkian Park
- Marquis of Pombal Square
- Monsanto Forest Park
- Praça da Figueira
- Praça de Entrecampos
- Praça de Espanha
- Praça do Comércio
- Praça do Império
- Praça Martim Moniz
- Restauradores Square
- Rossio Square
neighborhoods
- Doclisboa
- Festival da Canção
- Globos de Ouro
- Lisboa Games Week
- Lisbon Book Fair
- Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival
- Lisbon Marathon
- Lisbon Half Marathon
- Lisbon Christmas tree
- LPFP Awards
- Ludopolis
- NOS Alive
- Olhares do Mediterrâneo - Cinema no Feminino
- Portugal Day
- Queer Lisboa International Queer Film Festival
- Sophia Awards
- Super Bock Super Rock
- Web Summit
entertainment
- Altice Arena
- Associação Gaita-de-fole
- Banda Sinfónica da Guarda Nacional Republicana
- Casino Lisboa
- Cinemateca Portuguesa
- Coliseu dos Recreios
- Cultural Centre of Belém
- Estádio do Alvalade
- Estádio da Luz
- Estádio da Tapadinha
- Estádio do Restelo
- Gulbenkian Orchestra
- Hot Club of Portugal
- Lisbon University Stadium
- National Ballet of Portugal
- Royal Patriarchal Music Seminary of Lisbon