Costume Museum — Local services in Lisbon

Interesting exhibition showing the evolution of costumes from the 18c to the 20c (this last period is when it is less interesting, and modern fashions are better represented elsewhere). The museum is housed in a beautiful 18c post-earthquake Palace, the Angeja-Palmela Palace.

This, together with the Paço do Lumiar (Theater and Dance Museum) and the Monteiro-mor Park form a typical recreational palatial unit that the nobility used as a retreat from the city.

The evolution of the style of the costumes becomes more poignant as it contrasts with the architecture of the palace, making it a very coherent experience.

The palace building is also worth the visit, specially its chapel which we can see from the upper balcony.

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A great museum held on a historical palace. The building itself dates back to 18 century so being in the area around the palace with gardens and the main building of the palace is a great experience. When you enter you can choose to go right to start from modern costume trends to old ones, which I don’t recommend. Or to go left and start from costumes people used to wear since the early 18th century to take the journey to the 20 century. Each room provides you with a brochure of descriptions in English or French and the Portuguese version is written on the wall. The shop in the museum is also very nice and you can find many objects as souvenirs of your visit and if you buy an item, they offer a...

This is three-in-one sort of museum:

The Traje Museum; it is a museum with pieces from the XVIII century Portuguese fashion until the first decade of the XXI. The building itself is worth the visit.

The Theater Museum; it has pieces of clothing used on the Portuguese theaters, copies of plays, theater models and some other interesting items related with the backstage.

The Classic Dance Museum; it is a small museum with items and pictures related the classic dance. It is quite small, but still interesting.

Finally there is a great garden connecting the museums on itself worth the visit.

(All free to visit on the first Sunday...