How long does a visit take?

About 90 minutes on average, according to the center.

Yes. Entry is free for everyone on May 16, July 25 and November 24.

A cafeteria on the ground floor serves lunch and snacks. Food and drink are not allowed in the exhibition areas.

Can I borrow a stroller?

Yes. The ticket office lends strollers and wheelchairs, first come, first served. They can't be booked ahead.

Pavilion of Knowledge Science Center

Name: Pavilion of Knowledge Science Center
Address: Largo José Mariano Gago, Parque das Nações, 1990-203 Lisboa, Portugal, Lisboa, Lisbon, PT

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MuseumParque das Nações

Area

Parque das Nações

Good for

3–12

Cost

Kids €10, adults €15

Setting

Indoor

Updated

Oct 23, 2026

What you need to know

TCHARAN! science circus is built for ages 3 to 12, with the mirror maze, musical floor and Unfinished House building site
Tickets last all day, so you can leave for lunch in Parque das Nações and come back in
Half price from 5pm Tuesday to Friday (not on holidays), at the ticket desk on site only

About

Pavilion of Knowledge is the Ciência Viva science center on the old Expo 98 site, and every exhibit is made to be touched. TCHARAN! is a science circus with a mirror maze, a musical floor and the Unfinished House, where kids in hard hats work cranes and pulleys. In Fishanário, a child's drawing of a sea creature is scanned and swims into a projected ocean.

IndoorEnglish Friendly

Kids €10, adults €15

Under 2 free, ages 3-17 €10, adults €15, seniors €11, family ticket (2 adults and kids up to 17) €35

Tue-Fri10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Weekends10:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Holidays as weekends. Last entry 30 minutes before closing.

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Location

Pavilion of Knowledge Science Center

Largo José Mariano Gago, Parque das Nações, 1990-203 Lisboa, Portugal

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Upcoming events at Pavilion of Knowledge Science Center

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Parque das NaçõesThrough Sep 30, 2027Under 3 free, from €10

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Lisbon's science museum turns a new exhibition into a Portuguese forest, with 24 hands-on stations that ask kids what trees do for them.

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