Museu de Lisboa – Palácio Pimenta
Head office of the Museu de Lisboa, in an 18th-century summer palace in Campo Grande, with an exhibition on the history of the city from prehistory to the 20th century.
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About the museum
The Palácio Pimenta, in Campo Grande, is a former summer palace built in the first half of the 18th century, named after one of its owners, Manuel Joaquim Pimenta. Lisbon City Council bought it in 1962 to rehouse the then Museu da Cidade, which had been housed in the Palácio da Mitra since 1942. The new museum opened in 1979.
It is the head unit of the Museu de Lisboa, a museum with five sites: Palácio Pimenta, Teatro Romano, Santo António, Casa dos Bicos and Torreão Poente. The permanent exhibition at the Palácio Pimenta shows the city’s development from prehistory to the end of the 20th century, with a model of Lisbon before the 1755 earthquake.
The palace also has two temporary exhibition areas (Pavilhão Preto and Sala dos Fundos), a documentation centre, a shop and gardens with a kiosk-café. The museum is a municipal facility run by EGEAC.
Highlights
- Permanent exhibition on the history of Lisbon, from prehistory to the 20th century
- Model of Lisbon before the 1755 earthquake
- 18th-century summer palace with gardens and a kiosk-café
- Documentation centre and shop
- Combined ticket with the Santo António and Teatro Romano units
Permanent exhibition
- Exposição de longa duração do Palácio Pimenta – Journey through Lisbon’s development from prehistory to the end of the 20th century, with archaeological objects, azulejos, paintings and a model of the city before the 1755 earthquake.
- Founded
- 1942
- Operated by
- EGEAC – Lisboa Cultura
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €2.50Young people aged 13 to 25 and higher-education students up to 25 who do not live in the municipality of Lisbon (50%); persons with specific needs (30%) |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 12 · Free admission up to age 12. |
| Seniors | –Residents of the municipality of Lisbon over 65 enter free with the Passe Cultura (sold in person). |
| Visitors with disabilities | €3.50companion free · 30% discount for persons with specific needs; the companion enters free. |
| Students & apprentices | €2.5050% discount for higher-education students up to 25 not resident in the municipality of Lisbon (Corredor Cultural). |
| Combined ticket Palácio Pimenta, Santo António and Teatro Romano | €8Valid for 2 months after purchase; no other age or category discounts apply. |
Free admission: Sundays and public holidays until 14:00 for residents of the municipality of Lisbon; 18 May and 13 June.
Free admission also for residents of Lisbon up to 23 and over 65 (Passe Cultura), unemployed residents of Lisbon, members of APOM, ICOM and AICA, journalists and tourism professionals, accredited researchers and teachers, former combatants and Lisboa Card holders (adults). Discounts of 20% to 30% for employees of Lisbon City Council and culture professionals.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits
- Sign language tours
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The Museu de Lisboa has installed ramps, lifts, wheelchairs and adapted toilets in all its buildings. It offers multisensory visits and visits with interpretation in Portuguese Sign Language, by prior booking. Guide dogs are permitted. At the Palácio Pimenta, the platform lift measures 85 x 68 cm (up to 190 kg) and the lift 97 x 68 cm (up to 300 kg).
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Campo Grande
Metro: Campo Grande station (green and yellow lines). Buses 701, 717, 731, 735, 736, 738, 747, 750, 755, 767, 778, 783, 796 and 798.
By car
Parking available
Museum car park with 12 spaces in front of the entrance.
Amenities & dining
- Café
- Museum shop
- Wi-Fi
Shop and kiosk-café in the gardens. Free Wi-Fi inside the museum (network “Museu Lisboa”) and in the garden (network “Palácio Pimenta”).
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
The museum lends and rents some rooms and the gardens for cultural and commercial events, subject to assessment and approval of the proposal; requests to info@museudelisboa.pt.
Inquiries & detailsPlan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours every Saturday at 11:00, without prior registration. Schools and groups book via servicoeducativo@museudelisboa.pt. |
