As of September 2023, entry to museums, palaces and monuments under the jurisdiction of the State will be free on Sundays and holidays for Portugal residents. The National Coach Museum is included in this proposal. Opening hours – 10:00-18:00 (last entry at 17:30). +INF.
Did you know… there’s a cafe near the entrance of the New Museum Building? Overlooking Avenida da Índia and Jardim Afonso de Albuquerque, take a momento to enjoy the beautiful scenery, accompanied by a drink or meal next to the terrace. On your next visit to the museum, the suggestions for a light and
The National Coach Museum presents “Sedan Chair: a private and urban vehicle”, organized by the National Coach Museum with the support of Universidade Lusófona – Department of Museology. The National Coach Museum, within the scope of fulfilling its functions as an institution, assumes the mission, among others, of studying, exhibiting and disseminating the objects that
We are proud to announce that the National Coach Museum was distinguished by the readers of the Reader’s Digest Selections, within the scope of the 23rd edition of the study “Marcas de Confiança”, becoming the “MUSEUM OF TRUST” in 2023! The museum team would like to thank all readers for their recognition, hoping that they
On loan from the Automóvel Club de Portugal (ACP), the DARRACQ (20th century), owned by the Alves Ferreira Montalvão family, Chaves, Outeiro-Seco, is temporarily on display. It is a break-type vehicle, imported from France in 1901 and shipped as an agricultural implement through the port of Figueira da Foz. The gearbox has 3 forward gears
When at the museum use your SMARTPHONE or TABLET to keep along with the exhibition, transforming your visit into an unforgettable experience! For this, you just have to access the museum SITE and choose the option EXPLORE. When in EXPLORE, choose THE COLLECTION, here you will find an image of each vehicle on
The National Coach Museum presents the temporary exhibition Modeling of Carriages – José Cardoso de Brito, which brings together 14 replicas of vehicles from the MNC collection, made by the author on a 1/10 scale. + INF. (here)
Celebrating its anniversary, on May 23rd, The National Coach Museum inaugurated the painting exhibition “Kings and Queens of Portugal”, by Norberto Nunes. The 35 paintings represent the four dynasties who ruled the kingdom till 1910. The exhibition “Kings and Queens of Portugal” has a somehow unexpected recreational approach and can be seen at the 2nd
On July 15th, returned to the Museu Nacional dos Coches/ National Coach Museum in Lisbon, coming from Vila Viçosa – a small village in Portugal, the famous Regicide Landau. The Landau is currently in the museum’s conservation and restoration workshops for a process of disinfestation under a controlled anxic bubble atmosphere – process of disinfestation with
