The reopening was announced today through a statement on the official website of the Presidency of the Republic, accompanied by photographs, stating: “After a period closed for expansion and renovation works, the Museum of the Presidency of the Republic officially reopens its doors today at the National Palace of Belém.”
The statement also notes that “the permanent exhibition underwent a profound intervention, introducing new thematic sections, unprecedented pieces, and rare documents that reveal the history of the Portuguese Republic and its presidents.”
Among the new features, the expansion of the exhibition space dedicated to the Portuguese honorary orders is highlighted, now including a significant set of insignias, stamps, paintings, and pieces of high symbolic value.
“This section reveals the role of the President of the Republic as grand master of the orders and highlights the distinctions that recognize services of exceptional relevance rendered to the nation,” it adds.
The Presidency of the Republic frames the museum as an “emblematic space where art, memory, and national identity intersect,” which “emphasizes the dissemination of the historical and institutional heritage of the Portuguese Republic.”
Access to the Museum of the Presidency of the Republic is through Praça Afonso de Albuquerque. This space has been closed for renovation works at least since mid-October last year.
The reopening comes less than six months before the end of the term of the current President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who will leave office on March 9th of the following year.
