Are you into science and technology and are you looking for the best science museums to visit in Portugal? These are the ones:
1Jerónimos Monastery
LisbonThe Jerónimos Monastery, situated in the Belém district of Lisbon, Portugal, is a significant historical and architectural landmark. It was commissioned by King Manuel I and built by architect Diogo de Boitaca in the Manueline style, a Portuguese version of late Gothic architecture. The monastery was constructed to celebrate the return of the renowned Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama, who discovered the sea route to India. This discovery marked a significant milestone in world history, opening up new trade routes and opportunities for exploration. 2World of Discoveries - Museu Interativo & Parque Tematico
PortoNumerous discoveries were made by Portuguese sailors during 15th and 16th centuries. Visit this Museum and a theme park reminding you of the Age of Discovery and find out a little bit more about Vasco da Gama’s journey to India or about Fernão de Magalhães’s expedition which resulted in the first c 3Santa Marta Lighthouse Museum
Cascais 4Madeira Theme Park
FunchalBoth entertaining and educative theme park. Vast gardens and a captivating science centre, great for people of all ages. 5Porto Tram Museum
Porto 6Pavilion of Knowledge - Ciência Viva
LisbonThe Pavilion of Knowledge - Centro Ciência Viva is a science museum located on the right bank of the Tagus River in Lisbon. It is an interactive museum of science and technology that aims to make both science and technology more accessible to the general public, stimulating the exploration of the ph 7Lisbon Navy Museum
LisbonThe Portuguese navy is famous all over the world and the Lisbon Navy Museum provides its visitors with a thorough insight into it. The Museum is located in the historical Jerónimos Monastery. Even though the museum itself was opened in 1963, its collection dates back to as early as 1863. This was th- 8
Museu Marítimo Almirante Ramalho Ortigão
Faro 9Lousado Railway Museum
Vila Nova de Famalicão 10City of Sugar Museum
FunchalMuseum dedicated to one of the island's former greatest resource of wealth - sugar. Artifacts regarding the manufacture and trade are on display. 11Tuna Fishing Museum Center
Tavira 12Alfândega Régia - Museu de Construção Naval
Vila do Conde 13Exploratorio - Centro Ciencia Viva de Coimbra
Coimbra 14Carris Museum
LisbonMuseum Carris (Museu da Carris) is a museum in Lisbon that is dedicated to the past, present and future of public transport in Lisbon. In addition to permanent exhibitions, the museum organizes various cultural events. The Carris Museum in Lisbon is setup in chronological order, with its exhibitions 15Estacao Litoral da Aguda
Vila Nova de GaiaSee the tools which traditional fishermen used in the past together with modern aquariums and learn more about marine biology. 16Fábrica Centro Ciência Viva de Aveiro
Aveiro 17Air Museum
Lisbon 18Mãe D’Água Amoreiras Reservoir - Museu da Água
LisbonMãe D’Água Amoreiras Reservoir - Museu da Água (The reservoir of the Mother of Water of the Amoreiras) commonly known by Mãe d'Água das Amoreiras, is the deposit (the chalice) that collects the waters coming from the Águas Livres aqueduct, in the district of Lisbon. It was designed in 1745 and compl 19Dom Fernando II e Glória
Lisbon 20Nau Santa Maria de Colombo
Funchal 21Museum of the Sea
Cascais 22Algarve Life Sciences Center
Faro 23Military Museum
LisbonThe Military Museum of Lisbon (Museu Militar de Lisboa) is located in the Largo dos Caminhos de Ferro in Lisbon and is the largest military museum in Portugal and one of the oldest museums in the city of Lisbon. In the Vasco da Gama Room it includes a collection of ancient cannons and modern murals 24Planetário Calouste Gulbenkian
LisbonThe Calouste Gulbenkian Planetarium (Planetário Calouste Gulbenkian, PCG) is a planetarium in Lisbon that is located next to the Jerónimos Monastery. It was built between 1963 and 1965 in a project of the architect Frederico George. The Calouste Gulbenkian Planetarium currently has a projector with 25Museu Nacional Ferroviário
Águeda 26Pharmaceutical Museum
LisbonThe Museu da Farmácia (the Pharmaceutical Museum) is a museum in Lisbon that is housed in the building of the National Pharmacy Association, in Santa Catarina. The collection of this pharmacy museum represents 5000 years of health history and is made up of many pieces of diverse geographical origin, 27Museu da Água
LisbonMuseu da Água (the Water Museum) is a museum in Lisbon that is housed in the Barbadinhos Steam Pumping Station. The museum illustrates the history of the development of the water supply to Lisbon from the Roman times to today. It features four large steam engines dating from 1880. 28Museu de Macau
LisbonThe CCCM Museum presents some results and research from the Scientific and Cultural Center related to it (the Macau Science and Culture Centre), on the history of Portuguese-Chinese relations and the history of Macao. The museum hosts exhibitions presenting the history of Macau on the ground floor a 29Museu das Comunicações
LisbonThe Museu das Comunicações (The Communications Museum) is a museum in Lisbon as well as a pedagogical space of scientific and technological nature, where, in a playful and interactive way, visitors can learn about the past of communications and technologies of the future. 30Paper Money Museum
Porto 31Electricity Museum
LisbonThe Museu da Electricidade (The Electricity Museum), is one of the finest examples of industrial construction in Portugal in the first half of the 20th century, located in Lisbon. It is a cultural center and museum of science for the general public. Its exhibition rooms show the past, present and fu 32Museum of Transport and Communication
Porto 33Porto Planetarium
Porto 34Dom Fernando II e Glória
Almada 35Clock Museum
Évora 36Horta Museum
Horta 37WhaleBoat House
Horta 38Oceanographic Museum
Setúbal 39Museu - A Estação
Pinhal Novo- 40
Clock Museum
Serpa - 41
Tavira's Live Science Center
Tavira - 42
Blacksmith's Forge
Mértola - 43
Sintra Science Workshop
Sintra - 44
Interpretative Center of the History of Cod
Lisbon - 45
Almada Naval Museum
Almada - 46
Museu do Regimento de Sapadores Bombeiros
Lisbon