Museu de Lisboa - Palácio Pimenta

Route through Marquês de Pombal Roundabout to discover the history of Portuguese pavement, a living heritage that reflects the relationship between Lisbon, light and the ground.

A guided tour of Casa dos Bicos, a 16th-century house in Lisbon with archaeological remains spanning 2000 years.

A walking tour starting at New Nations Square that reveals the urban and architectural transformation of Lisbon in the 1920s-30s, exemplified by the Colonies Neighborhood.

In this family workshop, participants explore the Palácio Pimenta garden and create their first herbarium, learning to distinguish trees, herbaceous plants and climbers.

A walking tour along Avenida Almirante Reis that reveals the genesis and construction phases of this Lisbon artery, spanning political periods and architectural trends.

Museu Fora do Armário presents guided tours led by André Murraças offering a queer reading of the collections of Portuguese museums, in the itinerary 'Another Lisbon, From Sodomites to Queers'.

From 29 October, the Museum of Lisbon — Palácio Pimenta presents Cidade Animal — Outra história de Lisboa, an exhibition recovering the stories of the dogs, pigs, cows and horses that once shared the city's daily life.

Guided tour of the long-term exhibition at the Museu de Lisboa – Palácio Pimenta, exploring the migrations that shaped Lisbon over the centuries.

Family workshop to discover the history of Lisbon, with passport and notebook, exploring Palácio Pimenta in search of the city's characteristics.

A walking route through eastern Lisbon starting at Rua do Grilo, showing how farms and convents became factory units and how this history shaped the city.

A route that explores the ancient sites of Lisbon's Jewish quarters, which disappeared after 1755, discovering the way of life of the Jewish community. Starting at Torreão Poente.

A session of the Transatlantic Biographies programme dedicated to the story of Luzia Pinta, a Black Angolan woman enslaved in colonial Brazil, accused by the Portuguese Inquisition in 1739.

A walking tour through LGBTQI+ history in Lisbon, starting at Largo de São Mamede.

A visit to the permanent exhibition at the Museu de Lisboa – Palácio Pimenta, followed by a conversation about the inquisitorial trial of Páscoa Vieira, an enslaved Angolan woman in the 17th century, and about slavery, the Inquisition and religiosity.

A guided thematic tour of the long-term exhibition at the Museu de Lisboa – Palácio Pimenta, focused on the migrations that have shaped Lisbon over the centuries. The route brings together collection pieces, maps and testimonies to reflect on the city as a place of encounters and diversity.

Third session of the Transatlantic Biographies programme, a guided visit and conversation about the lives of António (or Vitória) and Francisco Manicongo, enslaved Black people persecuted by the Portuguese Inquisition for gender transgressions.

A workshop visit at the Museu de Lisboa – Palácio Pimenta that follows the composting process, from the composting station to the role of worms in the life cycle of the gardens, challenging the whole family to roll up their sleeves.

Fourth session of the Transatlantic Biographies programme, devoted to the Portuguese Inquisition trials of José Francisco Pereira and José Francisco Pedroso, enslaved Black men accused of sorcery with mandinga pouches, and to the exchange of knowledge and beliefs in the African diaspora.

Session dedicated to the trajectory of Rosa Maria Egipcíaca, an enslaved woman who became a mystic and author, and her end in the prisons of the Inquisition in Lisbon.

Guided tour of the permanent exhibition, covering ten key moments in Lisbon's history, from its earliest traces to the contemporary city.

A treasure hunt at Palácio Pimenta in which participants, armed with a mobile phone, decipher riddles and explore the palace and gardens to find the legendary Key of Freedom, an activity for families or friends.

A family workshop at Palácio Pimenta where children build a model of a chosen or imagined building while discovering how Lisbon has changed from the post-1755 reconstruction to today's housing policies.

Guided tour of the Great Model of Lisbon, recreating the city on the eve of the 1755 earthquake, exploring the geography, architecture and daily life of the 18th-century capital.

A family workshop at Palácio Pimenta where children, armed with a passport and notebook, explore the museum in search of Lisbon's most characteristic places, sounds, smells and flavours, helped by two hidden characters.

Guided tour exploring the historical connection between Lisbon and the Tagus River, from ancient times to contemporary transformations of the riverside.

In this visit to the permanent exhibition of the Museu de Lisboa - Palácio Pimenta, a Portuguese Sign Language interpreter joins the museum's mediation team to ensure full access to the heritage. The route covers more than 100,000 years of Lisbon's history, from the first inhabitants on the banks of the Tagus to the transformations of the late 20th century.