Museu do Design

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  • Address
    Praça do Império, Belém
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  • Phone
    213 612 400
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  • Transport
    train: Belém

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Lonely Planet review

This superlative design museum, in the Centro Cultural de Bel�m, displays furniture and product design from the 1930s to the present. This very cool collection features the masters - Capelo, Panton, Gehry, Starck, Newson and the Eames - and there are frequent temporary shows, as well as a decent bookshop.

Not only are these beautiful, humorous pieces of design, but the museum also puts their development in a social context. The contest for the most uncomfortable-looking chair is also impressive, but we think Philippe Starck's WW stool has the edge. Other halls feature changing modern art exhibitions. There's an excellent bookshop and disabled access.