MAC/CCB – Museu de Arte Contemporânea e Centro de Arquitetura
Museum of modern and contemporary art and architecture centre in the Centro Cultural de Belém, with the Coleção Berardo and other collections.
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About the museum
The MAC/CCB – Museu de Arte Contemporânea e Centro de Arquitetura (Museum of Contemporary Art and Architecture Centre) opened in 2023 in spaces of the Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB) which, between 1993 and 2005, were the Centro de Exposições (Exhibition Centre) and, from 2006 to 2022, the Museu Coleção Berardo. The CCB was designed by Vittorio Gregotti and Manuel Salgado.
The museum is dedicated to modern and contemporary art of the 20th and 21st centuries, with attention to interdisciplinary practices and to architecture, and includes an architecture centre. Its collections include the Coleção Berardo, with about 900 works by more than 500 artists, the Coleção Ellipse, which the Portuguese State acquired at the end of 2022 and which is on deposit at the museum, the Coleção Teixeira de Freitas and the CACE collection.
The permanent exhibition “Uma deriva atlântica” (An Atlantic Drift) presents 20th-century art from the Coleção Berardo. The museum also has temporary exhibitions, guided tours and an education service with programmes for families, schools and people with dementia.
Highlights
- Permanent exhibition “Uma deriva atlântica” with the Coleção Berardo
- Ellipse, Teixeira de Freitas and CACE collections
- Architecture centre in the same building
- Activities for families, schools and birthday parties
- Bookshop and café in the entrance hall
Permanent exhibition
- Uma deriva atlântica – As artes do século XX a partir da Coleção Berardo – Permanent exhibition of 20th-century art from the Coleção Berardo.
- Founded
- 2023
- Operated by
- Centro Cultural de Belém
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €15 |
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| Reduced | –20% discount for young people aged 7 to 18, students, people over 65, visitors with reduced mobility and holders of the Lisboa Card; 50% with a Portuguese Cartão de Cidadão |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 6 · Free admission up to age 6. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for the companion of a visitor with reduced mobility. |
Free admission: Sundays until 14:00, for residents of Portugal.
The individual ticket (€15) gives access to the MAC/CCB and the Architecture Centre, including all exhibitions. The Pack CABE brings together the MAAT, the MAC/CCB and the Pavilhão Julião Sarmento. Free admission also for holders of the Cartão CCB, unemployed people, members of ICOM, journalists, tour guides and former servicemen.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking
- 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 CCB spaces are adapted for people with reduced mobility, with lifts, ramps and platform lifts. To enter the MAC/CCB, use the platform lift next to the ticket office. Reserved spaces are available in Parque 2 (level 0, Avenida da Índia). A wheelchair is available on arrival or by prior request to acessibilidade@ccb.pt; support line +351 213 612 435.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 6 |
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- Family tours & workshops
- Kids’ birthday parties
Family activities on Saturdays and Sundays, a playful programme and “Aprender a Brincar” (Learning Through Play) in the Sala Lúdica, holiday workshops and birthday parties for children aged 4 to 12.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Centro Cultural de Belém
Bus 729 and tram 15E (Centro Cultural de Belém stop); buses 714, 727, 728 and 751 (Mosteiro dos Jerónimos stop); Cascais Line train, Belém station.
By car
Paid parking
Parque 2 (Avenida da Índia), with 366 spaces on levels 0 and -1; Parque 1 on Rua Bartolomeu Dias. Day ticket €4, open every day from 8:00 to 24:00, except on 25 December.
- Accessible parking
By car via the A5, A36, IC17 or Avenida Marginal, or via the A2, Eixo Norte-Sul or Avenida 24 de Julho.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
- Museum shop
Bookshop and café run by Almedina, near the entrance hall.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | There are guided tours of the exhibitions and guided tours of the CCB building. The programme “Museu em Partilha” (Museum in Sharing) is aimed at people with dementia and their families. |
