Museu de Portimão — Attraction in Portimão

I enjoyed my visit to the Portimão Museum. It’s housed in a beautifully converted old cannery and gives a fascinating look into the town’s industrial and fishing heritage. The exhibits are thoughtfully put together, with a good mix of visuals, artefacts and interactive elements that really bring the stories to life.

Unfortunately, our visit was unexpectedly cut short when the building suddenly lost power, everything went completely dark and we were kindly asked to leave. I assume it was an electricity trip or something similar, which was a real shame as we were only partway through and keen to see the rest.

That said, what we did see was excellent, and we’d definitely go back if we’re in the...

We had a very good experience.

In addition to the educational experience, we have seen modern art exhibitions and an art exhibition with tiles and ceramic material.

The works looked very attractive and bright, you can see the artist's effort in each one of them.

The history of the sardines was extremely interesting, I loved the development of how in the industrial era, everyone worked and had a place to take care of the children.

The process and how everyone had a function was very interesting and I loved it.

The toilets in the museum were clean and the price was super affordable, 6 euros per adult.

We also saw the process of sinking a fishing boat and how it became a habitat for...

Beautiful location. Interesting museum about the fishing industry in Portugal, especially for the low price. We spent a little less than an hour there. Make sure to watch the film - everything else in the museum comes together once you watch it. We would have loved to buy a poster or old tin sheets in a gift store, but there isn't really a gift store (just some little trinkets in a glass case). The museum only takes cash, and doesn't have change for a 50€ bill, which I found surprising given that it seems quite fancy/new/well-funded! Unfortunately half the museum was closed off for renovations (we saw no renovations being done behind the...