Costumes National Museum (Museu Nacional do Traje)

The Costumes National Museum is the best space to visit if you’re looking for some important historic costumes as well as to understand the evolution of dressing in Portugal.

Costumes National Museum, Lisbon, Portugal

Costumes National Museum © Hugo Carriço

The Costumes National Museum (Museu Nacional do Traje) has the mission of letting you know more about portuguese clothing throughout the History, as well as to investigate and conserve important samples.

This museum has more than 7000 clothing pieces as well as different accessories used by the Portuguese Royal Family. Mostly all pieces were donated to the museum by more than 1500 donators. The pieces exposed represent many different styles and periods as well as many other ornaments as shoes, socks, gloves, fans, purses, scarfs, handkerchiefs, shawls, hats and many others.
You might even observe, on this museum, furniture pieces, decorative arts and even toys and games.

The museum is divided in two main exhibitions, costumes from the XIX century and costumes from the XIX century.

More information:

Address:

Largo Júlio de Castilho, Lumiar, Lisboa

Price:

Normal Ticket 3,00€
60% discount for youth card
50% discount for older than 65 years old as well as for disabled.
Free for everyone on sunday mornings till 2pm and everyday to children under 14 years old.

Schedule:

Tuesday from 2pm to 6pm.
Wednesday to Sunday from 10am till 6pm

Telephone:

(+351) 217 567 620

How to get here:

Bus: 36, 778.

Website:

www.museudotraje.pt

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Other worth-visiting nearby towns and cities:

Why "Portugal Travel"?

Portugal Travel is an organization of Portuguese agencies whose objectives are:

✓ To make Portugal, its culture and its heritage known.
✓ To promote sustainable tourism.

In collaboration with:

Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril

Turismo de Portugal