Electricity Museum

The Electricity Museum is housed in a former power plant with iron frameworks and red brick walls standing along the Tagus River in Belém. The complex preserves original turbines, steam engines, and high-pressure boilers from the height of industrial production.

The Tejo power station began generating electricity in the early 1900s and became the industrial heart of Lisbon for decades. After closure, the facility was repurposed into a museum to preserve and display this industrial past.

The museum shows how electricity changed the way people worked and lived in daily life. You see the old machines that powered generations of Lisbon residents and learn how this technology shaped the city.

The museum sits on Avenida Brasília and is most easily reached on foot from the pastry shop area nearby. The grounds are walkable without special knowledge, allowing visitors to move freely and explore individual sections at their own pace.

The facade blends art nouveau and classical architecture in a rare example of Portuguese industrial design from that era. This stylistic blend reflects how Lisbon around 1900 absorbed and reinterpreted European trends of the time.

Location: Lisbon

Inception: 1990

Official opening: 1990

Operator: MAAT

Website: https://fundacaoedp.pt

GPS coordinates: 38.69574,-9.19540

Latest update: December 7, 2025 20:44