Museu Arpad Szenes – Vieira da Silva
Museum of the Fundação Arpad Szenes – Vieira da Silva, in the former Real Fábrica de Tecidos de Seda (Royal Silk Textile Factory), with paintings and drawings by the two artists, and the Casa-Atelier.
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About the museum
The Fundação Arpad Szenes – Vieira da Silva was established in 1990. After the death of Arpad Szenes in 1985, Maria Helena Vieira da Silva began to think of a study centre on the couple's work, an idea that evolved into a museum in Lisbon. It was the artist herself who wanted Arpad Szenes's name to precede hers and for the institution to be devoted to his work as well.
The museum occupies the former Real Fábrica de Tecidos de Seda, next to the Jardim das Amoreiras: a spacious, plain Pombaline house linked to an early 20th-century factory structure, chosen by the painter. The building belongs to the Lisbon municipal council. The museum opened in 1994 and reopened in November 2024, after works that included new skylights.
The collection brings together paintings and drawings by the two artists from a wide period of their production, including works bequeathed by Vieira da Silva to the State, documents from the couple's personal archive and a group of prints. The foundation maintains a documentation and research centre and the Casa-Atelier, where the artists lived and worked.
Highlights
- Paintings and drawings by Maria Helena Vieira da Silva and Arpad Szenes
- Former Real Fábrica de Tecidos de Seda, next to the Jardim das Amoreiras
- Casa-Atelier where the two artists lived and worked
- Documentation centre and the couple's archive
- Vieira Café
- Founded
- 1994
- Operated by
- Fundação Arpad Szenes – Vieira da Silva
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €7.50 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €4Holders of a teacher's card, seniors over 65 and holders of the Lisboa Card (with proof; cannot be combined with other discounts) |
| Seniors | €4Over 65. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for companions of people with disabilities or reduced mobility. |
| Students & apprentices | freeFree admission for young people up to age 25. |
| Public programme ticket (film screenings and concerts) | €5Reduced: €2.50 for students and seniors over 65. |
Free admission: Sundays.
Free admission for residents of Lisbon, young people up to age 25, holders of the Cartão Círculo Vieira & Arpad, companions of people with disabilities or reduced mobility, unemployed people, members of ICOM, APOM, ICOMOS and AICA, holders of a press card, and residents of the parish of Santo António.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The museum and the Casa-Atelier have access ramps and a lift.
Kids & families
The foundation runs mediation projects and workshops for families.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Largo do Rato
Buses 706, 709, 713, 758, 720, 727, 738 and 774 (Largo do Rato) and 723 (Amoreiras). Metro: Yellow Line, Rato station.
Amenities & dining
- Café
Vieira Café. The shop operates online.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Information and booking of guided visits through fasvs@fasvs.pt. |
