The Soares dos Reis National Museum welcomed more than 600 visitors on the first Sunday that admission was free from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for residents of Portugal.
According to the new legislation, admission is free all day on Sundays and public holidays, from September 1st.
On this first day, there were 627 visitors, 443 of whom (around 71%) were residents of the country.
Opening hours remain from Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm (last entry at 5.30pm), closed on Mondays. Until the end of September, and following the summer timetable, the museum has extended opening hours on Thursdays, between 6pm and 8pm, also with free admission.
Long-term exhibitions, gardens and temporary exhibitions
Visitors can visit the entire Soares dos Reis National Museum, including the long-term exhibition, the gardens and the temporary exhibition Portreto de la Animo Art Brut Etc., open until 12 November.