Museum of Lisbon – Pimenta Palace Centre

The Palácio Pimenta, headquarters of the Museum of Lisbon, shows the evolution of the city, from its occupation during prehistoric times to the end of the 20th century.

The long-term exhibition, entitled Journey to the Interior of the City, includes a room dedicated to the Islamic period, in which 18 pieces from the 10th to 12th centuries are on display.

In order to highlight the settlements in the city after the conquest of 1147, there are also pieces on display which testify to the vitality of the Moorish community during the Middle Ages, up to the Edict of Expulsion of the Jews and Moors from Portugal issued by King Manuel I of Portugal (1497).

To help put this long period of the city's history into context, make sure to appreciate the painting "E assim seria Lisboa mourisca toda de branco deitada como noiva na sua alcova nupcial" (And so it would be Moorish Lisbon all in white, lying like a bride in her bridal chamber), by Jaime Martins Barata, and enjoy the multimedia animation about life in the Islamic city: the Porta de Ferro (Iron Gate), based on the description by the geographer and historian of Al-Andalus Al-Bakri, and the reconstitution of the environment of the Islamic houses identified in the archaeological area of the Castelo de São Jorge.

The Museum of Lisbon – Palácio Pimenta also incorporates gardens with sculptures and other elements of the collection that host a project by the artist Joana Vasconcelos, integrating ceramics designed by Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro.