Museum Aljube Resistência e Liberdade

This was one of the best museums I have visited anywhere in the world! The information and displays are well-curated, the layout is well-planned, and the photographic and video artifacts are compelling. Outstanding experience that visitors and locals should take time to see.

I have visited the museum the last Saturday of May 2025 and I have only said good things about. I chose a guided visit. The guide, Elisabete Araújo know all the historic details and she is an excellent communicator who explains with passion every bend of the Museum. All the building it is very interesting especially the reproduction of the Pide dungeons, the witnesses of the repression and tortures and the April 25th room that is very moving. The Museum has a wide and interesting offer of books. people in reception is very kind and well informed about the books they sell. I am from Barcelona and I was very satisfied with the visit. Thank you very much.

In my opinion a very good museum. It has a lot of information about Portugal' s history, plus some exhibits that i really enjoyed beacuse of their uniqueness. This is one of the very few museums i have visited with such an interesting use of sound

The story of Portugal’s repressive past is very well told. There’s not much in the way of exhibits because this is essentially the telling of a story of how the human spirit was crushed by fascism and how its resilience ultimately triumphed. It is compelling, and moving. Not very engaging for kids and families but an interesting and important museum to ensure we do not forget the very recent past (because as George Santayana reminded us ‘Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

Museu do Aljube Resistência e Liberdade is a poignant and thought-provoking museum that delves into the history of the Portuguese dictatorship and the resistance movements that fought against it. The museum is housed in the former PIDE prison, where political prisoners were tortured and held captive. The exhibits are expertly curated and offer a comprehensive overview of the regime's oppressive tactics and the sacrifices made by those who opposed it. The museum's interactive displays and multimedia elements bring the stories of the resistance fighters to life. One of the most powerful aspects of the museum is the way it preserves the memory of the victims of the dictatorship. The cells, torture chambers, and interrogation rooms offer a stark reminder of the horrors that took place within these walls. If you're interested in learning more about Portuguese history and the struggle for freedom, I highly recommend visiting Museu do Aljube Resistência e Liberdade. It's a powerful and moving experience that will leave a lasting impression.

Put your thinking caps on before walking into this museum. The museum looks like it was curated by an enthusiastic socialist undergrad. The museum’s propoganda made me suspicious so I thought I’d read up on Salazar. I found a book on Salazar by Professor Tom Gallagher. The book was balanced and evidence-driven. The ‘straw men’ being set up by the museum were amateurish. As someone who contracts academics to do work for me, I found the ‘Intellectuals=Good’ but ‘Regime=Bad’ particularly amusing. As propaganda, there are greys that the museum doesn’t acknowledge. I did not know, according to the Professor, the revolutionaries took more political prisoners than the Salazar regime. I did find the museum’s celebration of foreign interference from the Eastern Bloc particularly concerning. But it did help to illuminate the curator’s agenda. Being an ‘estrangeiro’, I’m not defending the Salazar regime. I’m just saying put your thinking caps on before walking into this museum.

extraordinary and overwhelming museum in a former fascist prison documenting the repression of the Salazar regime and resistance to it. absolute must see and really opens your eyes to what went down here not so very long ago.

Interesting exhibition about Portugiese dictatorship period. A lot of information about the structure of the regime and about its resistance. Some documents and texts were only in portuguese. You could scan a qr code and read it online, but this not a good experience. However, for the price, the museum was still definitely worth it