Synopsis «The Queen’s Tournament: the solidarity of the Portuguese people» To fulfil its functions as a cultural institution, the National Coach Museum undertakes, amongst others, the mission of holding temporary exhibitions. The main purpose of these temporary exhibits is to show objects that are part of the Museum’s collection under different interpretations and perspectives.
National Coach Museum The new Coach Museum emerges, not only, as a cultural site but also as a public utility space. In the words of the architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha “the Museum has no doors and relates to all of its surroundings”. The project is more than a museum; in the end it functions
Timeline Old Royal Riding School – New Museum 1726 In 1726 King João V buys “Quinta de Baixo” from João da Silveira Telo e Meneses, 3rd Count of Aveiras, located by the river Tagus in the pleasant limits of Belém situated in the western part of Lisbon and comprising a group of noble houses, the
Mission It is the mission of the National Coach Museum to provide for the promotion, research and conservation of its collections in the firm belief that museums play a central role in the generation of human, social and economic growth. The recently inaugurated building leads the way in the making of new history for the
