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Cultural Centers in Lisboa
Biblioteca da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa
- heritage
Jardim 9 de Abril, 1-5
1249-083, Lisboa
Na sede da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa, no Palácio dos Condes d'Óbidos, está instalada, desde 1935, uma belíssima biblioteca que é uma pequena réplica do Salão Nobre da Academia de CIências de Lisboa. Os tetos são decorados com pinturas alegóricas às Artes Liberais e um painel central da autoria de Gabriel Constante. Destaca-se ainda o imponente lustre de cristal, produzido pela famosa Fábrica da Marinha Grande. O espólio é composto de cerca de 20 mil livros, com destaque para o Movimento Internacional da Cruz Vermelha e o Direito Internacional Humanitário.
Biblioteca Municipal Central - Palácio das Galveias
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Campo Pequeno, 53
1049-046, Lisboa
Set of documental funds with monographs and publishing. It has a Legal depository since 1931 containing almost all the national library. Free internet access, multimedia and lending of books in the juvenile room.
Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal
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Campo Grande, 83
1749-081, Lisboa
National bibliographic patrimony composed by about 2 million and a half volumes classified in separate nucleuses: Reserved (print, manuscript and archive), General Fund (monographs and periodicals) and special funds (mapping, iconography, music and special reading). Presence library with access reserved for people over 18, only card holders are allowed.
Biblioteca da Academia das Ciências de Lisboa
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Rua da Academia das Ciências, 19
1249-122, Lisboa
Teatro Nacional de São Carlos
- art
Rua Serpa Pinto, 9
1200-410, Lisboa
Nice theatre made accordingly to the model of Scalla of Milan and the San Carlo of Naples. The façade is beautiful the inside richly decorated, with golden and red shades. The ceiling, the candelabrum and the presidential box stand out.
Museu da Fundação Arpad Szenes - Vieira da Silva
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Praça das Amoreiras, 56
1250-020, Lisboa
Museum placed at the former Real Fábrica dos Tecidos de Seda, in a repaired building from the XVIII century and adapted to lodge a museum and a documentation and investigation centre. It has a permanent exhibition with works of two painters.
Museu Benfica - Cosme Damião
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Avenida Eusébio da Silva Ferreira - Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
1500-313, Lisboa
Benfica Museum - Cosme Damião assembles the great themes of the history of Sport Lisboa e Benfica, of the city of Lisbon, and of the world. Visiting the Museum allows visitors to get to know and remember the trophies, the facts, and the names that helped Sport Lisboa e Benfica become a world-class sports club.
Museu Coleção Berardo
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Praça do Império
1449-003, Lisboa
The Berardo Collection is recognized on the international scene as a significant art collection that, in addition to certain clusters of excellence, allows you to track the major artistic movements of the 20TH century. The representation of more than 70 artistic currents highlights the strong penchant and didactic Museum of this collection. Inexhaustible source of creativity and innovation possibilities, not only by the richness of their content, but also by the constant acquisition of new works, the collection enables diverse and updated readings of contemporary art.
Museu Nacional dos Coches
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Avenida da Índia, 136
1300-300, Lisboa
Located by the river Tagus, in the western area of Lisbon, the National Coach Museum occupies the premises formerly belonging to the Oficinas Gerais do Exército (old General Military Workshops). The Royal Riding School, which used to belong to the Royal Palace of Belém, currently the official residence of the President of the Republic, can still be visited as an exhibition nucleus of the National Coach Museum.
Museu Militar de Lisboa
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Largo do Museu de Artilharia
1100-366, Lisboa
With ceilings painted by Portuguese artists from the XIX century, this museum exhibits, essentially, arms collections, such as a collection of old cannons. It also has archaeology, photography, dresses and history collections. Its permanent exhibition is dedicated to the Portuguese military history, since the XV century until nowadays.