After several months of work to restructure the rooms and museography (since December 1st), the Museu da Marioneta, one of our favorite cultural treasures in Lisbon, will reopen on June 28th with a program that you really can’t miss.
First of all: admission will be free for everyone! The rest will follow.
Reopening program
After intensive conservation and restoration work on more than 150 pieces, the Museu da Marioneta is now presenting a new exhibition circuit which, they guarantee, will make all visitors, young and old, even more excited.
Among the great novelties are the centenary Bonecos de Santo Aleixo and the magnificent Retable de Don Quixote, both of which are now part of the permanent exhibition thanks to new acquisitions, donations and long-term loans.
On June 28, the date of its reopening, the museum will have a series of activities for the whole family:
- Workshop for Families, at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.: get inspired by the irreverent Teatro Dom Roberto and create your own puppet, in a fun and educational activity for all ages;
- Guided Tour by the Director, at 10:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.: Ana Paula Correia, the Museum’s director, takes visitors on an exclusive journey through the new pieces and fascinating stories of Portuguese and international puppets;
- Teatro Dom Roberto shows, at 11.30 a.m. and 4 p.m.: celebrates the fourth anniversary of Teatro Dom Roberto’s inscription on the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage with two special outdoor sessions, full of humor, tradition and emotion.
Address: Rua da Esperança 146, Convento das Bernardas (Santos)
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. (last entry at 5:30 p.m.)
Tickets: free on this day
If you haven’t had the chance to visit this museum yet, this reopening is an invitation you can’t refuse, not least because it’s free and has activities for everyone, which promise to enhance this cultural heritage even more.
Here’s a short video of one of the times we went there.
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