Located in Belém, Lisbon in an surrounding are closely
linked to the Portuguese Discoveries,
the Maritime Museum
tells the history of the relationship between Portugal and the Sea. Founded 150
years ago, this museum was a pioneer in accessibility for people with reduced
mobility.
It all started in 1863 when D.Luís I, the only Portuguese monarch to
command a ship, an Oceanography enthusiast , decided to legislate the creation
of a collection of testimonies related to maritime activity in Portugal
. this collection assembled pieces of sixteenth and seventeenth centuries .
In 1934 , the works were beginning
construction the building , where is now the Museum , at the Jerónimos
Monastery . In 1948 Henrique Maufroy de Seixas donates in testament to his most
valuable private collection , becoming the Maritime Museum great benefactor.
The
Collection
The vast collection of the Museum of Marine
embraces the whole history of navigation in Portugal . You can view navigation
instruments , figureheads of some ships of the Portuguese Navy , models of
important Portuguese ships , as the Tall ship Sagres or types of vessels
fishing inshore and distant river . You can also view the Royal cabins of the
last portuguese kings , who belonged to the Royal Yacht " Amelia" . A
pavilion highlighted Museum is also possible to see ships -sized , is the call
of sandeels room where we can find ships river traffic and fishing . It is also
in this pavilion we find three seaplanes , among which stands out the "
Santa Cruz III " , which completed the first sea crossing of the South Atlantic in 1922 , made by Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral
Accessibility
Source
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Contacts
Praça do Império, 1400-206 Lisboa |
GPS
location
38°41'49.20"N
9°12'29.03"W
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