Puppet Museum

Museum · Madragoa ·

Puppet Museum

Museum · Madragoa ·

Museum of puppetry featuring global art, interactive exhibits

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Rua da Esperança 146, 1200-660 Lisboa, Portugal Get directions

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"Enter this grand old building, a convent built in the 1600s by permission of King John IV of Portugal, and slip behind the curtain into Lisbon’s only museum dedicated to the history of puppetry. Visitors are transported across the world and throughout the ages while traversing this building’s dark corridors. The lights illuminate the tableaus of puppets, their expressions formed from every conceivable material. Even without puppeteers, they appear life-like, their faces full of action and intention. Along the way, pause at the theatre, as visitors can put on their own show. Move through to the end, and the curtain falls away. A courtyard awaits, filled with bright Lisbon light. It’s a great place to sit and come back to reality." - ATLAS_OBSCURA

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karendhardman (Atlas Obscura User)

Museu da Marioneta

Donna C.

Google

Great museum that was an unexpected highlight for me in Lisbon. I went in with low expectations because puppetry is not an interest for me. But by the time I left, this museum gave me an appreciation for the artistry of puppets from across the world and across the centuries. The museum is much larger than you might expect, which means there's lots of room for the huge amount of puppets they showcase. The displays offer excellent close-up views. Really a lovely place that I recommend you visit.

Lucy S.

Google

Loved this museum. So unusual and fun! A wide range of puppets from different countries and time periods. If you're looking for something a bit different to do I'd highly recommend. We went on a weekday morning and it was nice and quiet. 5 Euro entry, which we just paid on the door. Nice gift shop, not overly priced.

Hryhorii D.

Google

Wonderful museum with tons of portuguese marionettes, including puppets and props from movies - one you can see in the museum and one is on YouTube. Seeing backstage of this art certainly adds to experience and appreciation. In addition there are many interesting collection from rest of the world: german and chinese were fascinating and there are incredible african one too. Highly recommended!!!

Ana S.

Google

Titally in love with this exposition! It was the best way to leave Lisbon, I had a great time. Also, since I'm an animation student, it made the exposition 10x interesting.

Scott B.

Google

Excellent museum looking at the history of puppets across different regions of the world. It has some interesting displays showing the characters used in stop motion videos and the results that can be achieved. Well worth the visit.

Αλεξάνδρα Ζ.

Google

Totally worths a visit! A great collection of puppets from different cultures. Very well organised! We really enjoyed it!

ANNA D.

Google

Amazing, fascinating museum! Great place for all ages, we truly loved it! Puppets and masks are very interesting and well presented. Also, there is interactive bit to it - you can try to move the puppets, there are memory games and colouring. Exhibition of miniatures was fantastic!!! I think my both daughters liked it the most... 😀 we couldn't believe how precisely everything was done, every little detail... Don't hesitate to visit this museum, to us is one of the best in Lisbon!

Dana D.

Google

I didn’t think that I will like it so much. It is a small but nice museum, where you can see characters from some movies, all the work behind the scenes. I was really impressed.

Tom S.

Yelp

More than just a place to take the kids. I really enjoyed the visit. Very few other visitors while I was there, practically had the entire place to myself. As you'd expect, this is a whimsical collection of puppets of every kind. A few dozen rooms where the puppets are sorted by categories such as Balinese shadow puppets, Indonesian masks, European political parodies, Theater puppets, stop motion movie puppets, etc... All displays have explanation posters in Portuguese and English. A few TV screens with video loops of the puppets in action. Small gift shop. Admission price is a mere 5 Euros. A slow walk through takes 75 minutes. I visited 5 museums during my stay in Lisbon, honestly this was my favorite.

John M.

Yelp

What a great, interesting and fun place! Beautiful marionettes and puppets, and very informative. I'm very happy to have found it, and spent an afternoon learning so much! Obrigado!!

S. G.

Yelp

A really wonderful little museum with excellent puppets from all over the world incl. modern puppets by famous portuguese artists. Plus they have several sets used for shooting films: landscape or rooms with their "actors" and all the little details required to film a perfect illusion of reality. The museum also shows the completed films. Children can attend workshops to make their own puppets. The museum is located in walking distance to the Museu do Arte Antiga. All in all highly recommendable for young and old.

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These 11 Puppet Palaces Around the World Will Thrill and Terrify You

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karendhardman (Atlas Obscura User)

Museu da Marioneta

Donna C.

Google

Lucy S.

Google

Hryhorii D.

Google

Ana S.

Google

Titally in love with this exposition! It was the best way to leave Lisbon, I had a great time. Also, since I'm an animation student, it made the exposition 10x interesting.

Scott B.

Google

Αλεξάνδρα Ζ.

Google

Totally worths a visit! A great collection of puppets from different cultures. Very well organised! We really enjoyed it!

ANNA D.

Google

Dana D.

Google

I didn’t think that I will like it so much. It is a small but nice museum, where you can see characters from some movies, all the work behind the scenes. I was really impressed.

Tom S.

Yelp

John M.

Yelp

What a great, interesting and fun place! Beautiful marionettes and puppets, and very informative. I'm very happy to have found it, and spent an afternoon learning so much! Obrigado!!

S. G.

Yelp

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