Centro Cultural de Belém

One of my fave places in the city. Lately, i only had time to go to see concerts and plays there. And at night you're not able to fully enjoy everything... the museum, art and craft stores, library, cafe/restaurant, market (on 1st sunday of the month) and the views. The last call to visit an #expo was a great reason to comeback.

This building also contains the Museum of Contemporary Art and Center of Architecture. Ironically, its architecture lacks any finesse: it resembles a bunker, in stark contrast to the elegant Monastery of Jeronimos that it completely hides. I am at a complete loss as to how the city planners allowed this monstrosity to cover any view of the monastery from the river side. It's obviously done on purpose, as there is an exterior -ugly- cement wall surrounding the building as to erase any trace of the monastery. Shame.

Very nice place, with some cool modern art. About 20 min from city center with an uber. We walked back along the river. Totally ok, if you are used to walking:-)

I totally recommend a visit to the cultural centre and its exhibitions, I go often and never cease to be entertained. It's all great, the location along the riverside, the history of Belém neighbourhood, the amazing architecture and its high standards exhibitions, with excellent services, cafés, theatre, restaurants and paid parking underneath. A gem in Lisbon.

If you like a warm modernist external envelope on a building coupled with deeply shaded open concourse areas, then you won't be disappointed by the Contemporary Art Museum. The selection of the permanent collection on show is simply five star and spanning much of the cannon of Modernist visual art. You will enjoy Man Ray, Mondrian, Picasso, Lee Krasner( married Jackson Pollock), Yves Klein, Warhol and on and on you tumble into a beautiful museum experience. Oh, and the coffee is wonderful and made moreso if enjoyed on the shaded terrace with a view to a leafy courtyard under a sheltering blue sky.

Been tyere for the Triennale de Lisboa. Beautoful art and architefture work curated by Territoriall Agency.

Belem was sooo pretty 🤩 No regrets at all to visit this neighborhood impulsively when in Lisbon. So many local cuisine to try, so many cute coffee shops there are museums and cultural centers and touristy object in near by/ walking distance from one and another. Plenty activities to do from just sitting down enjoy the amazing beach view, soaking to the sun ☀️, go to the museums and whatever makes you happy 😊

This was the perfect bathroom break between the monastery and the Belem Tower. Very contemporary building. Really not my kind of art, but this place is built like a tank or bunker.

A great modern building opened in the early 1990's it houses, amongst many interesting spaces, the Museu Coleccau Berardo. This is a wonderful art gallery: light, spacious and very airy it makes many other major art galleries seem cramped and a bit confined in comparison. A real jewel in the crown for the art scene in Lisboa, I would make this a "must do" if you are here on a mini break. If you can spare the time, and you enjoy modern art, I would recommend having lunch in one of the many decent cafes in the complex and making a whole day of your visit. We spent a lovely Sunday afternoon here and we only managed to check out the amazing selection of works from the collection of Jose Berardo. Thoughtfully curated the work was displayed in a number of rooms on the ground floor of the gallery which made for an interesting journey through the collection. Some of this work is just stunning and you will find something of interest from most of the important artists of the past fifty years. I was struck by the depth and range of the collection and if you are interested in film/video installations you will find this a real treat. If you are in need of a rest, or a breath of fresh air to keep you going, take a little time out in the lovely garden as you wander round. I find that I can only take so much visual and aural stimulus at one go, so the opportunity to chill out in this great, fragrant space was very welcome. Our afternoon soon slipped through our fingers and much to our disappointment we had no time to check out the Mappa Mundi or other interesting looking exhibitions. We made a quick stop at the well-stocked shop to pick up a trifle or two before a short walk to the tram stop and the journey back into town for another tasty supper. This place is already on the ever growing "must revisit" list.