Museu do Aljube Resistance and Freedom
Museu do Aljube Resistência e Liberdade
Exhibition 4€ 13–18
Saturday 3 October · until 31 Dec
Housed in the former political prison of the Aljube, this museum portrays the Portuguese dictatorial regime from 1926 to 1974, its mechanisms of repression, the resistance movements, the anticolonial struggle and the 25 April 1974 revolution. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm, it also offers temporary exhibitions, guided visits, film screenings and debates on citizenship and human rights.
Synopsis Through its long-term exhibition, it characterizes the Portuguese dictatorial regime (1926-1974), its means of repression and oppression (censorship, the police forces and the political courts), the resistance of the oppositions (semilegal and clandestine), the anticolonial struggle and the 25th of April of 1974. It regularly promotes temporary exhibitions around themes related to its collection, with parallel programming, where the resistance of the past intersects with the defense of citizenship and human rights in the present. The Museum has a documentation center, where it provides specialized literature, develops research activities, processes and shares a documentary archive and promotes a broad testimonial collection of the resisters to the dictatorship. In addition to educational work with schools and the general public, other regular activities are promoted, such as guided visits, conversation cycles and sessions with cinema and debate. Visitors can also see part of the structures of the building where the museum is housed and an archaeological exhibition unearthed from its basement. Inaugurated on April 25, 2015, the building recovery and adaptation project is by architects Manuel Graça Dias and Egas José Vieira. Opening Hours Tuesday to Sunday, from 10am to 6pm Last entry at 5:30pm Closed on Mondays and on January 1st, May 1st and December 25th Prices Adult ticket (26 to 64 years old), €4.00 Discounts: Youth (13 to 25 years old), €2.00 Seniors (> 65 years old), €2.80 People with disabilities, €2.80 CML employees - €2.10 Reduction up to 20% for public/private protocols and partnerships ** Exemptions: Companion of the person with specific needs** Children up to 12 years old** 13 - 18 years old, residents in the municipality of Lisbon** + 65, residents in the municipality of Lisbon** Sundays and holidays until 2pm, for residents in the municipality of Lisbon** May 18 (International Museum Day)** April 25** Members of APOM and ICOM** Members of the Advisory Council of the Museu do Aljube** Credentialed researchers and professors** Journalists and Tourism Professionals in the performance of their duties (Tourism professional registered in RNAAT, in the exercise of functions, upon presentation of proof (under the terms of no. 7 and 8 of article 5 of decree-law no. 108/2009)) ** Employees of CML and EGEAC + Companion ** Visitors to the Documentation Center and Library ** Institutional Patrons (Indicated by the Board of Directors) ** Performing Arts Professionals ** * For all reductions and exemptions, presentation of proof of the situation is required. **These tickets can only be purchased at the Museum Ticket Office.