Museu da Marioneta

R. da Esperança, N^o 146
1200-660 Lisboa

Opening hours:

Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am - 1 pm
and 2 pm - 6 pm
Closed: Monday, 1 Jan, 1 May and 25 Dec

Last entrance: 12.30 am and 5.30 pm
Guided visits requires previous booking

Tel. +351 213 942 810
Fax. +351 213 942 819
E-mail: museudamarioneta@egeac.pt


The Museum of Puppets (Museu da Marioneta) was founded in 1987 by Companhia de Marionetas de Sao Lourenço, and it is located in the former 18th century Convento das Bernardas. The Museum houses the marvelous collection of various types of puppets, some of them even from the 17th and 18th centuries. It contains in total over the 1000 exhibits from different parts of the world and various cultures, i.ex. from Africa, Belgium, China, France, Italy, New Zealand, Indonesia, and certainly, from Portugal. Apart from puppets on a display are also posters, photos and clothing and stage props.

The permanent exhibition is divided into six sections, which together giving a good picture of the development and diversity of puppets in the world. The sections are:

The Shadow
The Cradle of Puppetry
Masks
Great Traditions
The Portuguese Puppets
Puppets and New Technologies