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.
With the creation of all the legal tools in
1959 has begun the installation of the museum as we know it today , in the west
and north wing of the Jerónimos Monastery .
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
Being the primary mission of the Maritime Museum ,
the disclosure of its collection , was attention to visitors with special
needs . So were eliminated any type of barriers that could prevent the passage
of people with mobility problems . For people who are blind or have low vision
have at their disposal a " Touch
Route " along the permanent exhibition , where
visitors can grope 44 pieces in six thematic areas . The course is supported by
subtitles in Braille and two black and catalogs in Braille for the visually
handicapped .
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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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