Museum of the Presidency of the Republic Lisbon Belém Portugal


The Presidency of the Republic Museum is a presidential museum located at the Belém Palace in Lisbon, Portugal.

The Presidential Palace houses since October 2004, the Museum of the Presidency of the Republic, located in the old stables of the palace. This museum is intended to be a testament to the life and work of the various presidents of the Portuguese Republic and is the result of an exhaustive research and collection, ordered by Dr. Jorge Sampaio. It thus intends to illustrate the course of over 90 years of republican rule in Portugal, in an effort to bring the public closer and more enlightened.

The museum space is organized according to a thematic and chronological logic, often using new information technologies to create a place where interactivity is a special means of dialogue between the estate and the user. The permanent exhibition, for example, is centered around seven main centers: Republic and National Symbols (related to the establishment of this regime in Portugal), Republic and its Presidents, Presents of State, Presidents of the Republic (which also includes oil paintings of each of the 17 Heads of State, personal effects and various documentary, political and biographical collections of each of them), Belém Palace (virtual tour of the interior and gardens of the palace), Honorary Orders and Powers of the President, a room with computer points,

The museum also excels in offering an extensive and important cultural program, which presents a mix of cultural initiatives and recreational activities, aimed at audiences with different characteristics, ranging from conference cycles to courses and even a virtual class. which can be accessed through the museum website. The Presidential Museum has a space for temporary exhibitions, shop, auditorium, cafeteria and terrace.


  • Museum of the Presidency of the Republic Lisbon Belém Portugal


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