Water Museum

The Water Museum, located in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, was opened in 1987 and during its short existence has won recognition not only in the country, but also abroad. In 1990, the museum received the Council of Europe Prize for the preservation of national and European cultural heritage.

The museum was created on the basis of the first city pumping station, working for a couple, and is located in an old two-storey building with an extension, which is a historical landmark of Lisbon. Among the exhibits of the Museum of Water you can see steam engines and pumps of the XIX century, documents and photographs telling the history of water supply to the city from ancient times to the present day. The museum complex also includes an ancient Aqueduct – a water conduit for supplying water to the city, the Patriarchal Reservoir and a pumping station.