A really good museum set in an old coal power station with most of the equipment dating from the early part of the 20th century. The scale of the furnaces, boilers and generators is impressive and you get an idea how labor intensive it must have been. There are some kid-focused games/dioramas etc, but just walking through a furnace on top of a glowing bed of "coals" will get the attraction of any male! Far better than the modern art museum next door which literally had junk on display in the main gallery.
Very interesting. Even my wife was overwhelmed. Also nice for kids - there is technical playing stuff for them!
Another rainy day in Lisbon saw us visit this great museum. Take tram 15 and get off at Belem, walk towards the river across the overpass and you will see a large building to the right. It is now also the MAAT (Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology) open from noon until 8pm (not from 10am as the Electricity Museum website notes). We spent a good hour here, looking at some modern art displays first, and then the many rooms of well restored machinery with detailed English interpretive signage. This museum is a credit to those that have spent time putting it together and to those throughout history that gave our cities power. We loved our visit.
Searched the web before a recent visit to Lisbon and came across this new museum. It looked interesting, so I dragged my wife off to visit it. Simple to get to from the city center, (15 tram or train from Cais do Sodré, get off at Belem, cross the footbridge towards the waterfront). Described as Museum Art Architecture Technology…. Basically it’s a very well preserved and presented old power station, with lots of big engineering components to look at, e.g. boilers, generators, pumps etc. plus an exhibition space, which I assume changes every few months. The current (Oct 2016) exhibition was “THE WORLD OF CHARLES AND RAY EAMES”, which was interesting. Plus outside “THE FORM OF FORM” which was not very interesting. And next door in the new building (quite stunning) is the human zoo…. Ummm?
I was expecting more on the ‘art’ and ‘technology’ side, not much there. Study their web site before visiting to see what the current exhibitions are, to avoid being disappointed as we were.
Visited this museum on a rainy day I'm Lisbon. We had our 4 year old with us. There was an educational kids activity area which she enjoyed very much. The museum itself is very well done. The facilities are good - lockers, bathrooms etc.
You won't need more than an hour or two to see the whole museum. Accessibility is a bit of an issue with stroller (or if you have mobility issues etc.). We took the train from Lisbon. After you get off the train you need to take the pedestrian overpass to the river side of the tracks. There are a number of steps to navigate and no elevator or ramp. Overall for a free museum were very impressed with the quality of the experience.
