Museum opening hours: 10:00 - 18:00

Workshops

Workshops

Workshops

Shields & Swords

Following the puppet show “A King was born here”, students may decorate a shield and a sword to take home as a souvenir.

Target Audience: Children

Average Duration: 90 minutes

Fee: 4 € per participant

 

Make Your Own Stained Glass!

Aided by an Educational Services mediator, children are to observe the vitrals in the Chapel and then to paint their own stained glass.

Target Audience: Children & Teenagers

Average Duration: 150 minutes

Fee: 5 € per participant

 

Traveling to the Time
of Afonso Henriques

A recreation where children meet the first Portuguese king where he will share his dreams, expectations, tactics, politics and clear up some myths. After this, children may decorate a shield and a sword to take home as a souvenir.

Target Audience: Children

Average Duration: 90 minutes

Min. no. of Attendees: 15 participants

Fee: 4 € per participant

 

Life in the Time of Afonso Henriques

“A King was Born Here” is a puppet show that tells, in a fun way, episodes of the life of the first Portuguese King. You’ll find out more about Afonso Henriques, Count Henrique, Teresa, Egas Moniz, Fernão Peres de Trava, Mafalda and the offspring of the First King…
To follow up the matter, there is a Shield & Sword decorating workshop and the following books are also available:

“Life in the time of Afonso Henriques”;
“Life in the time of Afonso Henriques” (coloring book);
“Dressing in the time of Afonso Henriques” (crop and coloring book).

Target Audience: Children;

Average Duration: 35 minutes (show); 90 minutes (show + workshop);

Min. no. of Attendees: 10 (per session);

Máx. no. of Attendees: 50 (per session);

Fee: 4 € (show + workshop); 5 € (show + 1 book).

Afonso Henriques Statue

This activity on the statue of Afonso Henriques aims to observe and analyze it. An Educational Services mediator helps in understanding interesting aspects of the statue and in exploring the work of art, framing it on the life of the First Portuguese King.

Target Audience: Children

Average Duration: 30 minutes

Fee: 1 € per participant

 

Antique Dances

Learn some choreography of the Medieval Ages and of the Renaissance.

Target Audience: Everyone

Average Duration: 45 minutes

Min. no. of Attendees: 15 participants

Max. no. of Attendees: 30 participants

Fee: 2 € per participant