Benfica Cosme Damião Museum — Attraction in Lisbon

If you're visiting the Benfica stadium then stopping into the museum is a must.

Excellent detail of the history of Benfica as both a football club and sporting institution.

Great timeline feature is included which charts the history of Benfica alongside key moments in world and Portugese history.

I particularly enjoyed the section that paid homage to Eusebio as well as the assortment of overseas players that have played for Benfica through the ages.

I purchased the tickets through the Get Your Guide app and was bought in conjunction with the stadium tour.

This also gave you 10% off in the Benfica club store.

There are 3 floors to the museum and I would suggest you give yourself at least 45 minutes to look at all the exhibitions properly.

On the top floor there are also interactive activities for young children such as the option to take penalties against a virtual goalkeeper.

The Eagles were not in their perch when we visited but they can also be observed in the museum for feeding time.

The museum does include a small section, right at the beginning, that is dedicated to the Benfica women's team. Naturally one would hope as time goes on that this will expand.

In terms of food options. There are a few eateries (snacks) outside the museum on non match days but would be best to plan to eat elsewhere for something more...

As a football fan, this is one of the best football museums I've ever been. I visited the stadium without much expectations, since the club has never been on top level of europe best teams in the last decade. But I admit this is one of the best I've ever visited (and I've been to Arsenal, Man U, Barcelona, Real Madrid, etc). I started with the stadium tour, which was guided by Rita. She was great, giving explanation about the main areas in portuguese and english. The tour lasted about 40 min and we had plenty of time for photos. I was just a little bit disappointed by the fact we weren't allowed to visit the home team's changing room, for security reasons. Come on, are you afraid that spies or terrorists will steal the gameplan?

Later I went to the museum and I was impressed by the display the came up with. Plenty of info about the club's history and its greatest players. They also displayed historical context regarding Portugal and Lisbon and the world (there's a funny replica of King Kong on top of the Empire State). Unfortunately I couldn't spend much time to read or watch everything they had. There are some nice videos showing the atmosphere in the stadium and in the city. There are members of staff around that can give information regarding the club and...

The museum is quite big, with 3 floors and almost 30 stations.

We bought a family combined ticket (with a stadium visit) at a discount which is almost the price of the membership card itself.

If you plan a combined visit and purchasing from the store it may be worth first to have the membership card.

A big section (perhaps too big) for trophies, of all sports, including football, tennis, basketball, handball and swimming. You can't see it all, but there are quite special ones which deserve attention.

Other sections present shoes and uniforms, I find the historical gear, and the evolution of shoes for example is more interesting than just seeing modern gear.

There was a small show with some historical milestones along the 20th century which was interesting for old people like me.

For the children, most of it was not that interesting and somewhat tedious.

On the 3rd floor, there is a playroom with table tennis, a penalty kick simulator, a table with paints and drawings for the little ones, and a snack...