Best places: Museums in Carnaxide, Portugal

Grand, 18th-century summer retreat & royal palace with ornate state rooms & gardens.

Ornate, 16th–19th century royal carriages displayed in an opulent, 18th-century palace riding arena.

Neoclassical palace, the 19th-century residence of the royal family, now museum of decorative arts.

😐 A nice "interactive learning museum" , do not expect a Quake simulator,because this isn't what it is. The rooms are nicely decorated, themed very well and quite educational. I think the level of information caters to different targets so it's not too top level, but doesn't even go super in depth. Th...

🫤 Well maintained power plant. I only give it 2 stars because there is an "modern art" exhibition with loud speakers VERY ANNOYING. Specially the one in the boilers room what shouts constantly LOUISA!! For that things exist the art galleries. There is no point putting that things in a museum like thi...

Seagoing history with collections of model ships, maritime artifacts & ornate 18th-century barges.

Modern & contemporary art museum, with works by Picasso, Bacon & Warhol plus temporary exhibitions.

Modern museum housing exhibits on the history of the presidency in the palace’s former coach house.

👍👍 Spectacular place, very beautiful. I loved meeting you. Sometimes the place hosts musical events, which make the space even more impressive.

1600s gunpowder factory & warehouses, now a museum set in parkland with open-air concerts & dining.

👍👍 The new modern building/wing is very interesting and full of beautiful elements. The collection and the explanations are quite good and worth the visit and the time. The price is higher than usual for Portuguese standards (EUR 13 for both museums).

👍👍 Excellent place to visit, very historic. Inside there are many works on the history of wars. Nearby there is a park that has a very beautiful and pleasant water fountain, excellent for children to have fun. There are always a lot of tourists during the weekend, but this time of year there are also d...

Museum in an old riverside power station, with renewable energy & electrical phenomena exhibits.

😠 I visited here during the exposition Musex, a traveling(?) museum exhibit about female sexual pleasure and health. This is a very important topic as many women and almost all men have no idea what goes on with the female body. So, we went. I was infuriated at their handling of this topic. There was...

👍👍 A little jewel off the beaten tourist track but well worth the trip.The displays have loads of African and Portuguese exhibits that I have not seen in other places.I especially liked the African masks and the Angolan lids for pots where the top is carved to represent a proverb- cooking meeting commo...

👍👍 Recomendo vivamente a visita a esta casa museu, ela está num excelente estado de conservação e gostámos muito de tudo e em especial do atendimento do recepcionista muito simpático e atencioso, 5 estrelas. Parabéns e um grande bem haja.

👍👍 Visito este espaço com frequência porque tem exposições de qualidade. Como habitante desta região gosto de observar as modificações da cidade. Num um espaço tão pequeno e com exposições de grande qualidade. Parabéns e continuem a partilhar novas exposições sempre com o mesmo empenho. Ontem, 9 de J...

👍👍 This museum tax about the history of the different presidential leaders over the past hundred years in Portugal. Shows gifts of state from countries all over the world and lots of portraits of the presidents. There's a video with English subtitles that was very helpful and educational.

👍👍 Love that this is a dedicated space for architecture exhibitions. As an architecture student I really enjoyed the 'Bones of Architecture' exhibition. It might not be for everyone if you dont have a particular interest.

State-of-the-art night sky projector with expert lectures teaching visitors about the solar system.