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frequently-asked questions
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Can the visitors photograph the museum space or the works exhibited?
They cannot. The taking of photographs in the interior of the Museum is forbidden to the visitors. The acquisition of images of pieces from the Museum collections can, notwithstanding, be requested of the services of the IPM. The regulation governing the concession of images (“Regulamento para a execução, reprodução e aquisição de fotografias e de bens culturais dos museus”) is available in www.ipmuseus.pt
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Is the whole museum accessible to the circulation of people who move in wheelchairs?
Yes. All exhibition and welcoming spaces are accessible to visitors who move in wheelchairs. The Museum has wheelchairs, which may be borrowed for the duration of the visit, subject to previous request in the reception or booking.
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Is the museum equipped with Braille subtitles or signalised circuits and maps for the blind?
No. The Museum does not have subtitles of the pieces in Braille nor signalised circuits and maps for the blind. It does not have a guidebook to the collection in Braille either. It is expected, nevertheless, that for some projects of temporary exhibitions, or of the educational services, it will be produced some documentation in Braille or appropriate to the blind.
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Does the museum have audio-guides?
No. It is expected, nevertheless, that some projects of temporary exhibitions may have audio-guides.
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When is the Museum closed?
In accordance with the legislation in force, the closing periods common to the museums under the tutelage of the IPM are: Mondays, Easter Sunday, 1st May, 25th December and 1st January. As a rule, it is open every holiday, except the ones mentioned above. To learn about its opening hours we recommend that you look on the respective page in this site.
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Is there any way to obtain reductions in the entrance fees?
No. Reductions or even free admittance are, nevertheless, authorized in the following cases:
Free Admittance:
- Sundays and Holidays – until 2 p.m.
- Children up to 14 years
- Members of the APOM/ICOM, Academia Nacional de Belas Artes and Academia Portuguesa de História, duly documented
- Researchers
- Journalists and professionals of Tourism while working and duly identified
- Teachers and Students of every school year, as long as they are integrated in study visits programmed with the respective museum services
- Institutional benefactors of the MNA
- Members of the GAMNA
- Employees of the IPM and Services dependent on the IPM
60% Reduction:
- Holders of the “Cartão Jovem”
50% Reduction:
- Young people between 14 and 25 years
- Pensioners
- Teachers of every degree
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