MUDE now

Video of the reopening of the Museum building on 25 July 2024. Credits: José Barbosa/CML

Long-term exhibition

WHAT ARE THINGS FOR? PIECES FROM THE MUDE COLLECTION 1900-2020

Floors 3 and 4

Opening: 24th October at 7pm

Programme and Curatorship: Bárbara Coutinho

Research and curatorial assistance: Inês Correia, Anabela Becho, Inês Matias, Madalena Galvão, Conceição Toscano, Pedro Oliveira, Daniela Esteves, Ana Maria Cunha, Carolina Santana, Madalena Carita, Patrícia Ferreira, Vera Brito

Exhibition design: Coletivo Warehouse

Graphic design: Gonçalo Fialho

The exhibition "What are things for?" aims to re-read the history of design and present Portuguese design in context and as a design process. Rather than showing the design icons in MUDE's collection, the aim is to question how and why products are designed, communicated, perceived, and consumed.

The chronological organisation allows us to go back to the dawn of the 20th century and establish open dialogues between the design pieces and the documentation, highlighting the issues that cut across the different eras and inviting debate on the practices of the past and their projection into the future of each era.

The exhibition design poses a new challenge to museography by prioritising the reuse of various materials from the MUDE construction site that would otherwise go to waste. This curatorial decision makes it possible to reduce waste and the amount of debris as much as possible, investing in the idea of promoting a circular economy, making the exhibition solution a real manifestation of the museological intention to debate the current consumer society and the need to implement the values of economic degrowth.

As of March, this exhibition has new fashion pieces replacing those that were removed to ensure their preservation. The curatorial discourse and the exhibition sections are maintained, but the dialogues are renewed when the fashion, graphic, contemporary jewellery and product pieces are renewed. The rotation of the pieces makes the exhibition more dynamic, allows us to get to know the diversity of MUDE's collection and guarantees their conservation.

This renewal marks another edition of ModaLisboa at the Museum. The 51 new fashion pieces belong to designers from different generations such as Maison Worth, Madeleine Vionnet, Jean Dessès, Jacques Fath, Hermès, Pierre Cardin, Zandra Rhodes, Emilio Pucci, Sonia Rykiel, Romeo Gigli, Chloé / Stella McCartney and Bernhard Willhelm, Azzedine Alaïa, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, Dries Van Noten, Givenchy / Alexander McQueen, Issey Miyake, Jean Paul Gaultier, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Rudi Gernreich, Schiaparelli, Thierry Mugler, Walter van Beirendonck, Yohji Yamamoto, Yves Saint Laurent and Zandra Rhodes, or the Portuguese Ana Salazar, Béhen, Dino Alves, Alves/ Gonçalves, José António Tenente, Luís Buchinho, Manuela Gonçalves, Maria Gambina, Miguel Flor, Nuno Baltazar, Storytailors.

PORTUGAL POP. FASHION IN PORTUGUESE, 1970-2020 exhibition

Floor 1

21 March - 12 October 2025

Curator: Bárbara Coutinho

Adaptation of the initial exhibition design by Eleonora Fedi: Catarina Vieira

Adaptation of the initial graphic design by Inês Nepomuceno and Susana Martins: João Queirós

The exhibition presents fashion culture in Portugal, the changes that have taken place over the last 50 years and how cultural traditions and collective memories influence the various authors represented, providing a perspective on national fashion from the eve of the 1974 Revolution to the present day.

Exhibition revisited at MUDE, after its first presentation in 2022 at Casa do Design in Matosinhos as part of MUDE Fora de Portas. Co-produced by MUDE - Design Museum and Esad - Idea.

Portugal POP Vídeo

VIVIENNE WESTWOOD: O SALTO DA TIGRESA exhibition

Floor -1

6 June - 12 October 2025

Curator: Anabela Becho

Exhibition design: Luís Saraiva

Graphic design: Paula Guimarães

Taking as a reference the concept of ‘The Tiger's Leap’ by German philosopher Walter Benjamin, the exhibition focuses on the historicism of Vivienne Westwood (1941-2022), an English designer who continually delved into the past to assert her identity and create some of the most original looks in contemporary fashion.

The dialogue between the 50 or so contemporary and historical pieces (clothing, accessories, illustration, photography, and books) proposes a time span that goes from the 18th century to the beginning of the 21st century. In the exhibition, you can get to know some of the most characteristic aspects of Westwood's thinking and work: the subversive way in which she used the emblematic elements of British culture (such as tartan and tweeds), the reinterpretation of traditional tailoring, and her taste for history, even during the Punk years, when together with Malcolm McLaren she created irreverent and raw street fashion.

The exhibition also looks at the way Westwood interpreted and reinvented traditional elements of costume, such as the crinoline, the bustle (or tournure), and the bodice, proposing sculptural and affirmative silhouettes, with expert technique in the construction of the garment.

The pieces on display are from the Francisco Capelo Collection belonging to MUDE and from institutional and private collections.

Vivienne Westwood no MUDE - Museu do Design

Vivienne Westwood Spring/Summer 2000 Summertime. Brocade silk and leather shoes

MUDE / Francisco Capelo Collection / MUDE.M.0544

Photo: MUDE / Luísa Ferreira

JOÃO MACHADO: POÉTICA VISUAL

Floor 4

28 June - 12 October

Curator: Francisco Providência

Exhibition Design and Graphic Design: united by

This exhibition revisits the graphic work of João Machado, highlighting the poetic dimension of his work and the way in which it has developed into a very distinctive identity in terms of composition and colour. In addition to a chronological contextualisation, the exhibition offers a reading of the different phases of his work through five thematic groups and invites visitors to reconstruct or reinvent some of João Machado's posters through interactive elements.

João Machado (1942) is a key figure in the history of graphic design in Portugal, and the quality of his work over more than 40 years has been recognised both nationally and abroad. As an author, he favours posters and illustration (the areas where his identity has gained the most expression), but he also stands out in philately, editorial, and corporate design.

As well as taking part in numerous group exhibitions and graphic design biennials around the world, João Machado's work has also been presented in solo exhibitions in various galleries and museums and honoured with various national and international awards.

In 2023, he donated the ‘João Machado Collection’ to MUDE, a collection that has a high patrimonial, cultural, and artistic value due to its cohesion, unity, and temporal and typological representativeness.

Cartaz João Machado MUDE - Museu do Design

João Machado. Self-portrait poster 2023 (detail)

GUIDED TOURS IN AUGUST

In August, take a guided tour of MUDE and learn more about the various exhibitions on display at the museum.

Registration takes place on the day of the tour at the museum reception desk and is accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until the maximum capacity for each tour is reached.

Guided tours are available in English for just €2 more than the museum entrance fee or the price listed in the discount and free admission table.

Meeting point: museum reception.

1 agosto (6ª feira)

19h / 7pm: “Vivienne Westwood. The Tigress’ Leap”

8 agosto (6ª feira)

19h / 7pm: “What are things for? Pieces from the MUDE Collection 1900-2020”

15 agosto (6ª feira)

19h / 7pm: “Portugal Pop. Fashion in Portuguese, 1970-2020”

22 agosto (6ª feira)

19h / 7pm: “Vivienne Westwood. The Tigress’ Leap”.

29 agosto (6ª feira)

19h / 7pm: “What are things for? Pieces from the MUDE Collection 1900-2020”

Display Depot

Floor 4

The Display Depot is part of MUDE's policy of incorporating and managing collections with the aim of creating specific conditions for each type of object, both from the point of view of conservation and exhibition.

The opening of the Display Depot offers the public the opportunity to get to know one of the internal workspaces that is usually inaccessible and, at the same time, allows each visitor to discover part of the graphic work in MUDE's collection, before it is presented in exhibitions according to a particular curatorial vision.

1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month, 11am, by prior appointment via email to mude.educativo@cm-lisboa.pt.

Admission: the price of a temporary exhibition, subject to discounts and free admission.

Photo: Luísa Ferreira

Planning your visit

Contribute to everyone's safety and comfort by respecting the following rules.

You may not:

Enter with pets, except guide dogs;
Eat, drink, and smoke in the interior spaces and on the terrace;
Climb on the flower beds;
Leave trash in the interior spaces and on the terrace;
Touch exhibits and shop windows, except where indicated;
Flash photography;
Carry rucksacks, bags, and large objects;
Talk loudly;
Make calls or use mobile phones during guided tours and educational activities;
Run in exhibition spaces.

NOTE: While the cafeteria is closed, if you need to eat or drink, please go to reception so that the appropriate conditions can be provided.

Opening hours

The museum is closed on Mondays, December 25th, and January 1st.

On the 24th and on the 31st of December, the Museum closes at 4 pm. Last entry at 3:30 pm.

Summer opening hours

April to September

Museum

Tuesdays to Thursdays: 10 am to 7 pm

Friday and Saturday: 10 am–9 pm

Sunday: 10 am–7 pm

Winter opening hours

October to March

Museum

Tuesdays to Thursdays: 10 am to 6 pm

Friday and Saturday: 10 am–8 pm

Sunday: 10 am–6 pm

Library Reading Room

Tuesdays and Thursdays: 10 am - 1 pm

Wednesdays and Fridays: 2 pm - 5 pm

First Saturday of the month: 2 pm - 5.30 pm

Administrative Services

Mondays to Fridays: 9:30 am–5:30 pm

Tickets

Tickets can be bought at the Museum reception (Floor 0) or online at BOL (buy here).

ADULTS

Long-term exhibition ‘What things are for’ €13
Temporary Exhibitions: 11€
Full ticket (long term + temporary) 15€
Guided tour: +2€

50% DISCOUNT

From 13 to 25 years old.
Students.
= or over 65.
Groups of 15 or more.
Lisboa Card.
Protocols with third parties.

FAMILY PASS

Up to 2 adults with children up to 18 years old: 50% discount.

SCHOOL GROUPS

Without a guided tour, but with a school certificate: free of charge.
With a guided tour: €1.5 per student.
Visit and workshop: €3 per student.

FREE ADMISSION

Fridays: 5pm–8pm or 9pm for residents of the Lisbon municipality.
Sundays: 10am–2pm for residents of the Lisbon municipality.
International Museum Day.

Children up to 12 years old.
Culture Pass [Lisbon residents under 23 and over 65 (inclusive) upon presentation of ID card].

Visitors with a proven disability of 60% or more and a companion.

Teachers, tourism, and media professionals in working conditions.
Unemployed people.
Researchers in the exercise of their functions.
Members: APAC, APOM, ICOM, and ICOMOS.
Institutional sponsors.
CML Employees and Lisbon Municipal Companies.

How to get here

Train: Cascais Line, get off at Cais do Sodré station; North Line, get off at Santa Apolónia station (these stations are connected to the Metro); Sintra Line, get off at Rossio station (5 minutes walk from MUDE).

Metro: Blue Line, get off at Terreiro do Paço or Baixa Chiado stations (3 to 5 minutes walk from MUDE); Green Line, get off at Rossio station (5 minutes walk from MUDE).

Aerobus: Line 1, get off at Rossio.

Parking: Praça do Município, Praça da Figueira, Rua Nova do Almada, Restauradores.

Boat: Cacilhas connection, get off at Cais do Sodré (there is a Metro connection); Barreiro connection, get off at Terreiro do Paço (3 minutes walk from MUDE).

Bus: 711, 728, 732 and 759 (get off at Praça do Comércio), 736 (get off at Rossio).

Tram: 12E and 28E (exit at Rua da Conceição), 15E and 25E (exit at Praça do Comércio), 54E (exit at Rua do Ouro).

Bicycles: city centre cycle path network (parking on Rua do Comércio and next to the Paços do Concelho building).

Spaces

On the museum's 8 floors, there are areas for leisure, education, reflection, debate, and contemplation, as well as exhibition and service spaces.

Reception Floor 0

Information and ticket office (purchase tickets up to 30 minutes before the museum closes). Free lockers, stroller parking, and umbrella stands.

Design Library Floor 1

Reading room for consulting the documental, bibliographic, and archival collections. To access the books, ask the librarian or room assistant for support. This is a space for reading, study and research. We would appreciate your understanding to maintain the conditions for this.

Cafeteria Floor 2 (opening soon)

With furniture evoking traditional Portuguese cafés. Currently, it is only available as an exhibition space.

Display Depot Floor 4

Graphic design.

Restaurant Floor 6 (opening soon)

Store and Bookshop Floor 0

With MUDE publications and editions. More publications, furniture, clothing and accessories, jewellery, and decorative objects are coming soon. Museum opening hours.

Educational Spaces Floor 2

Workshops for activities planned by the museum with schools, families, and groups by prior appointment.

Auditorium Floor 2

With a seating capacity of 177 and fully equipped.

Design Labs Floor 5 (opening soon)

A place for presenting and debating experimental projects.

Designer residencies are by invitation or self-proposal.

Green Roof Top Floor 6

Viewpoint with a privileged view over Lisbon and a seating area with native, Mediterranean, and xerophytic species, which are not very demanding in terms of water consumption and are compatible with the local weather conditions.

Photos: Luísa Ferreira | Simulations: 18_25

Accessibility and Safety

MUDE's building has been adapted with barrier-free spaces for visitors with reduced mobility. All the museum's floors and public access are equipped with lifts and ramps. All the exhibitions have information in Braille (ask at reception).

The reception team is available to inform you of any accessibility issues and provide assistance if necessary.

The security team and the soundless video surveillance cameras (duly identified) guarantee the safety of all visitors and staff, as well as the exhibits.

Ramps

The building has several ramps, both outside and inside, that allow wheelchairs to circulate in all areas.

Elevators and platform elevators

Support from a security guard, if necessary.

Sanitary facilities

Equipped and adapted for people with reduced mobility or in wheelchairs.

For everyone, regardless of gender.

For women.

For men.

The MUDE Collection

The Collection has 15,000 documentary inventory entries and 20,000 museum inventory entries, in 23 collections and 6 typological design nuclei (Scene; Editorial; Graphic; Fashion; Contemporary Jewellery; Product, including the sub-area Interiors).

Archive: documentation from archives resulting from the professional practice of designers, the initiative of associations and collectives, or the actions of public institutions with responsibility for design policy. This documentation allows for the investigation, exhibition and understanding of design in context and as a creative process and can be consulted at the Design Library of the Documentation and Information Centre, by appointment. Main collections - B2 Atelier de Design/ Salette e José Brandão; Helena Cardoso; MR-D/Miguel Rios Design. Information regarding archival documentation is being studied so that it will be available in the online collection.

Library: specialising in design, with the aim of processing, organising, preserving and making its documentary collection available to users. The bibliographic materials are structured into a general collection and special collections. Main collections - António Garcia; Helena Cardoso; João Machado; B2 Atelier de Design/Salette e José Brandão; Centro Português de Design. Consult and research our online collection (link nyron).

Scene Design: scenography, costumes, and props designed for different artistic expressions and/or performances involving stage and performance art. Currently, this nucleus consists of the Teatro Cornucópia/Cristina Reis collection. Information regarding this collection is being studied so that it will be available in the online collection.

Editorial Design: printed and digital publications incorporated and/or integrated into The MUDE Collection for their graphic value for editorial purposes. They can be consulted in the Design Library of the Documentation and Information Centre, by appointment. Main collections - António Garcia; Carlos Rocha; João Machado; B2 Atelier de Design/Salette e José Brandão. Consult and research our online collection (link nyron).

Graphic Design: a collection covering 100 years of professional practice in graphic design in the country, providing consistent material for research into the history of design in Portugal. Main collections - Ilustração e Banda Desenhada; António Garcia; Carlos Rocha; João Machado; B2 Atelier de Design/Salette e José Brandão; Belarte. Consult and research our online collection (link inweb). Information relating to this nucleus is currently being studied so that it will be available in the online collection.

Fashion Design: representative core of the evolution of fashion design and its different perspectives during the 20th and 21st centuries, in Portugal and abroad. Main collections - Francisco Capelo; Nuno Baltazar; Moda Viagem 1965-1975; Maria Gambina; Storytailors; Helena Cardoso. Consult and explore our online collection (link inweb).

Contemporary Jewellery: a collection that reflects the growing presence of author jewellery, in recognition of this field and its specificity among the various expressions of design. Consult and explore our online collection (link inweb).

Product Design: representative core of the evolution of different perspectives on product design during the 20th and 21st centuries, in Portugal and abroad. It includes sets of pieces specifically designed for a particular domestic or public environment, providing an understanding of interior design and the importance of its preservation as heritage. Main collections - Francisco Capelo; Carlos Galamba; Daciano da Costa; António Garcia; Eduardo Afonso Dias. Consult and explore our online collection (link inweb).

The MUDE Collection also includes the Edifício-sede BNU collection, embodying the museum's strategy of recognising the Museum Building itself as a living archive, considering also its movable and integrated cultural heritage. Information about this collection is currently being studied so that it will be available in the online collection.

MUDE later

Photo: Teixeira Duarte - Audiovisual Center

THE BUILDING ON EXHIBITION

MUDE, a Lisbon City Council's cultural centre, reopened its building to the public on July 25th 2024 with the exhibition BUILDING ON EXHIBITION, to be visited before receiving other exhibitions, cultural activities from the museum's programme and items from its collection.

Once the exhibition is over, an information system is being prepared that will allow visitors to learn in situ about the architecture, evolution and transformations that the building has undergone throughout its history.