The Museu das Comunicações is a technology museum in Lisbon, Portugal. Dedicated to promote the study, conservation and dissemination of the historical, scientific and technological communications heritage, The museum focuses on the History of communication, particularly in Portugal

History

The building was created by the architect João Simões Antunes, and housed a factory and later a telecommunications center. Originally owned by Instituto Superior Técnico (a Portuguese engineering university), the building was sold to the company H. Vaultier in 1944. The Portuguese Communications Foundation inherited the building, and became a museum in 1997.

Exhibits

The museum houses permanent exhibits highlighting the history of communications in Portugal, as well as rotating exhibitions of contemporary art.