Direção-Geral do Património Cultural

In recent years they have broadened their scope by diversifying initiatives, thereby accompanying the development of the very concept of education, unanimously recognised by international bodies as one of the main lines of action for entities managing museums and monuments.

From this perspective, specific actions aimed at various audiences (schools and others) seek to encourage liaisons with different entities and to extend the educational function to all sectors of activity of the DGPC museums, palaces, and monuments. This is done by developing projects that stimulate visitors’ creativity, literacy, and intergenerational and multicultural sharing, thereby responding to the pressing needs of contemporary society.

The objective is to contribute to a greater diversity of activities, develop the skills of the employees, encourage greater reflection, exchange of experiences, knowledge and evaluation of pedagogical strategies that seek to raise public awareness about key issues of contemporary society, with emphasis on cultural heritage and the environment.

These strategies are pursued by developing a wide range of cultural activities, such as workshops, storytelling, music, theatre or dance shows, seminars, guided visits to collections or to specific sectors of the museum or monument, and also by publishing books and didactic tools aimed at various audiences and responding with improved standards to their growing demand.

You may find further information on the webpage dedicated to each Museum/Monument:

Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves House-Museum, Lisbon

Popular Art Museum,Lisbon

Chiado Museum – National Museum of Contemporary Art,Lisbon

Grão Vasco National Museum,Viseu

Conimbriga Monographic Museum,Condeixa-a-Nova

National Museum of Music,Lisbon

National Archaeology Museum,Lisbon

National Museum of Ancient Art,Lisbon

National Tile Museum, Lisbon

National Coach Museum,Lisbon

National Museum of Ethnology,Lisbon

Machado de Castro National Museum,Coimbra

Soares dos Reis National Museum,Porto

National Theatre and Dance Museum,Lisbon

National Costume Museum,Lisbon

National Palace of Ajuda,Lisbon

National Palace of Mafra, Mafra

Convent of Christ,Tomar

Monastery of Alcobaça,Alcobaça

Monastery of Batalha,Batalha

Monastery of Jerónimos,Lisbon

National Pantheon,Lisbon