NewsMuseum, Sintra
The NewsMuseum is a museum dedicated to news, media and communication. Inspired by the Washington’s Newseum (USA), it was inaugurated in the first minutes of 25 April 2016, in an event attended by the President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
It occupies the former facilities of the Museu do Brinquedo (Toy Museum) and presents, in a physical but also virtual space, a history of the media and journalism evolution.
The Acta Diurna association, which promotes the project and is presided by Luís Paixão Martins, has invested approximately 1.8 million euros in the museum. The project also has the support of Sintra’s city council, which lent the property in the historic center to the association, for 20 years.
It occupies the former facilities of the Museu do Brinquedo (Toy Museum) and presents, in a physical but also virtual space, a history of the media and journalism evolution.
The Acta Diurna association, which promotes the project and is presided by Luís Paixão Martins, has invested approximately 1.8 million euros in the museum. The project also has the support of Sintra’s city council, which lent the property in the historic center to the association, for 20 years.
Sight description based on Wikipedia.
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NewsMuseum on Map
Sight Name: NewsMuseum
Sight Location: Sintra, Portugal (See walking tours in Sintra)
Sight Type: Museum/Gallery
Sight Location: Sintra, Portugal (See walking tours in Sintra)
Sight Type: Museum/Gallery
Walking Tours in Sintra, Portugal
Create Your Own Walk in Sintra
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Pena Palace and Moorish Castle Tour
A charming little township on the outskirts of Lisbon, Sintra is a place where there's something for everyone. As if straight out of a fairy tale, this area is a home to several magnificent castles, palaces and gardens, the grandiosity of which fits for a king; and it has been a firm favorite of Portuguese royals since the late 15th century.
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Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 3.5 Km or 2.2 Miles
The diversity of styles found here is rich –... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 3.5 Km or 2.2 Miles
Sintra Introduction Walking Tour
Traces of humanity in Sintra date back to Paleolithic times. At an open air site near the church of Sao Pedro de Canaferrim and the Moorish Castle there were found ceramics from 5,000 BC. The name Sintra is indo-European. It means "bright star" or "sun." Romans called the place "sacred mountain." Ptolemy called it "mountains of the moon."
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Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.0 Km or 1.2 Miles
In 1147 the... view more
Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.0 Km or 1.2 Miles