Museu do Mar Rei D. Carlos
The King D. Carlos Maritime Museum is housed in the former Sporting Club of Cascais building, founded in 1879 by the then Crown Prince D. Carlos.
Created by decision of the Cascais Municipal Council following the transfer of the facilities in 1976, the Maritime Museum was inaugurated on June 7, 1992.
Later, in 1997, it was renamed the King D. Carlos Maritime Museum, in recognition of a man who loved the sea and who, through his work there, contributed to promoting the Cascais region nationally and internationally.
In constant growth and updating, the museum has recently undergone reformulations of its exhibition discourse, seeking to adapt to the demands of today's public. It uses dynamic and interactive language, employing new technologies, as well as creating environments and messages that address the social, cultural, and scientific concerns of the present moment. Increasingly focused on the study and dissemination of biodiversity and environmental issues, the rooms of the permanent exhibition have been remodeled, re-evaluating their contents and incorporating new museographic solutions.
The Cascais Municipal Council, through the King D. Carlos Sea Museum, has promoted the King D. Carlos Sea Prize since 1995, honoring the monarch and eminent oceanographer that King D. Carlos was, but also focuses on disseminating high-quality and innovative scientific work, much of it unknown to the general public, thus promoting recognition for Portuguese research and scientists.
Closed: Monday | Easter Sunday | May 1st | Christmas Day | New Year's Day
More information: Tel: (351) 214 815 906/7 | museumar@cm-cascais.pt
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