(GERMANY OUT) The Puppet Museum (Museu da Marioneta) in Lisbon, Portugal  (Photo by Forster/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

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Museu da Marioneta

Príncipe Real, Santos & Estrela


Discover your inner child at the surprisingly enchanting Museu da Marioneta, a veritable Geppetto’s workshop housed in the 17th-century Convento das Bernardas. Alongside superstars such as impish Punch and his Portuguese equivalent Dom Roberto are rarities: Vietnamese water puppets, Sicilian opera marionettes and intricate Burmese shadow puppets. Check out the fascinating exhibit of the making of the animation film A Suspeita.

Tots can try their hand at puppetry. The museum also hosts puppet-making workshops, free weekend puppet shows from October to December and charged shows in the open-air cloister in summer. There's also a new set-up for making your own stop-motion movie. Check the website for details.


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