Use Validity
90 days after purchase
Promoter
EGEAC, Empresa de Gestão de Equipamentos e Animação Cultural
Synopsis
Inaugurated in 1998, it is dedicated to the study and promotion of Fado, a music genre that was born in Lisbon’s popular contexts in the 1800s, renowned today within the context of Portuguese musical heritage. During a visit to the museum, visitors are invited to learn about the history of Fado ever since its creation, in the 19th century, up until the present day, whilst going on a journey through the history and technical evolution of the Portuguese guitar, the atmosphere of Fado houses, or the biographical and artistic path of celebrities from the world of Fado.
Since its inauguration, the Museum has been collecting archives of hundreds of celebrities – performers, writers, composers, musicians, luthiers, academics – who form part of Fado’s history, and have thereby contributed to the development of a unique collection in the world.
To fulfil its mission, the Museum has a School, a Guitar Workshop (on Largo das Alcaçarias), a documentation centre, an auditorium, a permanent collection, and a space for temporary exhibitions.
The building that is now home to the Museum used to be a Lifting Station, which began to be constructed in 1868, to solve Lisbon’s water shortage problem, collecting water in Alfama. Later (in 1880), it became a support centre for the Barbadinhos Steam Pumping station. The restoration project and extension of the building was designed by architects João and José Daniel Santa-Rita.
Business hours
Museum
Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(last admissions: 5:30 p.m.)
Closed on January 1st, May 1st and December 25th
Documentation Center
Tuesday to Friday, from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. (by appointment)
Museum School
Monday to Friday, 2pm to 8pm
Prices
Adult ticket (26 to 64 years old) - 5,00€
Discounts:
- Young people (13 to 25 years old) - 2,50€
- Seniors (> 65 years) - 4,30€
- People with disabilities - €4.30
- Carristour ticket holders - €3.50 **
Exemptions:
- Children under 12 (except in a school context)
- Lisboa Card holders - Adult**
- People accompanying people with disabilities
- Tourism professionals **
- Journalists, Researchers and Professors (with prior request and accredited) **
- Members of APOM and ICOM **
- Residents of the municipality of Lisbon (Sundays and public holidays until 2pm)**
- Residents of the municipality of Lisbon (up to the age of 23 and over 65)**
* For all reductions and exemptions, proof of situation is required.
**These tickets can only be purchased at the Museum's Ticket Office