Electricity Museum

PLEASE NOTE: On the same premises (and in a new neighboring building) you will now find the new MAAT Museum.

The Electricity Museum in Lisbon is housed in the "Central Tejo" building, which served as a power station from the early 20th century until the mid-1970s.

Its architecture is notable for its use of iron, glass, and red brick, as well as large windows. The power station was built from 1913 to supply Lisbon with energy generated from coal. Operations began five years later.

Lisbon Electricity Museum

Inside the museum you can find objects such as high-pressure boilers and electricity-generating machinery, as well as a gallery dedicated to contemporary Portuguese art.

The museum's various permanent exhibitions cover topics such as different energy sources, renewable energies, an exhibition dedicated to the scientists who contributed to the development of electricity, and a section called "experimenting" that lets visitors experience some electrical phenomena firsthand.

There are always activities and experiments available with children in mind, so we recommend it if you visit Lisbon with family or with kids.

It is in the Belém neighborhood, home to important monuments such as the Belém Tower, the Monument to the Discoveries, the Jerónimos Monastery, the Belém Cultural Centre and the famous Pastéis de Belém.

You can also visit the  museums: Museum of the Navy, National Coach Museum and the Belém Cultural Centre (CCB) (inside you will find the Berardo Museum of Contemporary Art)

All of them are on the list of must-sees in Lisbon.