Cinemateca Portuguesa - Museu do Cinema

Museum · Rato

Cinemateca Portuguesa - Museu do Cinema

Museum · Rato

R. Barata Salgueiro 39, 1269-059 Lisboa, Portugal

Highlights

Step into this charming cinema and film museum where nostalgia reigns, featuring classic films, rich history, and a cozy café with rooftop views.

R. Barata Salgueiro 39, 1269-059 Lisboa, Portugal Get directions

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"Learning About Film History Founded in the early 1950s by European film archive pioneer Manoel Ribeiro, this museum's mission is to safeguard film heritage. In the Cupid Room is an exhibit of Magic Lanterns, an apparatus for projecting images onto glass painted in translucent colors. Also there are several collections of sound, lighting, video, decorative objects, and pre-cinema devices. Indie film festivals take place here too. In the bookshop you can find not only film books but also DVDs. And on the same floor, on a nice terrace, you'll find a restaurant."

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Steve Dennis

Google

Went to the restaurant here, good food and friendly service. Something went wrong with our booking for 11 but they accommodated us well regardless. Really interesting building, and loads of cool film projection memorabilia everywhere.

Berry013

Google

Great ambience, didn’t know what to expect of it. But the food was great! And the movie was so nostalgic (high quality).

Pedro T. Farinha

Google

Beautiful museum, location, and cinema with a restaurant and bar upstairs

Jenny White

Google

This place is a gem! Highly recommend a visit to their cafe bar (with terrace). The staff are super helpful and the food is great. A lovely place to hang out. Apparently, they show films outside in the Summer. One of the most beautiful art cinemas I've been to. They've got a book shop and a quiet library. Lots of English language films. Using proper film rather than digital. I'll be back.

Hugo Werneck

Google

Watching movies at their esplanada is a must-do during the summer. Staff is always super friendly and food is very tasty with good pricing.

H Z

Google

This place is heaven! There are old European and American movies playing everyday and you can get a list of them at the front desk. The museum isn’t very large, you might want to check it out while waiting for the movies. Make sure you pay a visit the bookstore! Plenty of vintage magazines in Portuguese. So precious.

Artour McCarthy

Google

That was an amazing cultural place. The building also is very beautiful. Fantastic people. Great snack bar too!

Alexandra Skotenko

Google

Unbelievable place! It's an old cinema in the city centre where you can feel being 60 years back and watch the old movies. Incredible experience! They show some world classics in original language, not only Portuguese, but also French, Italian, Spanish, and of course American. Really stunning decoration with old video cameras, old cinema chairs, and posters on the wall. Even if you don't want to see a movie, just drop by for a coffee or a cocktail in the rofttop restaurant