Codfish History Interpretation Centre — Attraction in Lisbon

I loved the wonderfully eccentric cod museum of Lisbon, where Jesus inexplicably appeared on my dinner plate you can row a cod boat in the freezing northern seas and they have a gallery of famous paintings with the subjects substituted by codfish! Oh my, I was ecstatic. It’s a great little interactive museum but sadly because of covid many of the displays have been set aside until a more touchy time, so there are some gaps to fill. Salt cod is worshiped with an almost religious fervour here and you enter the museum through a shop that is a cathedral to cod. Ten foot cardboard salt cods swing from a stone vaulted ceiling and fishy products are lit with golden light in niches and cabinets. The museum tells the story of cod fishing in many amusing and unusual ways. I enjoyed hearing the terrifying fisherman’s tales through a series of videos in portholes and sitting down to the virtual meal at a table but the connection to slavery was noticeably absent and needs to be addressed. Once that confrontation with the facts has been included it will be a top museum for...

We had(dock) a good time, thank cod! It was bass-ically fintastic, a total snapper of an afternoon and the staff weren’t crabby at all. We learnt lots of interesting things, a good mix of world history and human stories, got some tasty recipes and had fun dressing up in a boat - there were lots of interactive activities. A word in light of the other red herring reviews: 4€ is, if anything, a fishy price for such a whale of a good time, there IS a toilet, and if you prefer chatgpt, stay home and use it. Five...

How could you say no to what is essentially a cod propoganda museum? This place is such a cool weird little museum, especially if you care about something deeply important to Portuguese history. Loved the little boat simulator, and the little audio stories of the cod fishermen were genuinely entrancing.

Well worth the 4 euro admission, and honestly enjoyed much more than the Lisbon history center next door. Definitely made me appreciate those next pasteis de...