Belém Cultural Centre
Opposite the Jerónimos, Gregotti and Salgado’s 1992 stone building: auditoriums, exhibitions, the Fábrica das Artes and open gardens over the Tagus.
Belém Cultural Centre
The Belém Cultural Centre is the great stone building that closes off Praça do Império, opposite the Jerónimos Monastery. Its construction was decided in 1988 to host Portugal's Presidency of the European Union in 1992; the competition, which drew 57 entries, was won by the architects Vittorio Gregotti and Manuel Salgado. Of the five modules planned, three were built – the Congress and Meetings Centre, the Performing Arts Centre and the Exhibition Centre, opened in 1993 – covering 97,000 square metres over six hectares and clad in Pêro Pinheiro stone, identical to that of the monastery. Run by the Fundação Centro Cultural de Belém and listed as a monument of public interest since 2002, it hosts music, dance and theatre in its Grand Auditorium and Small Auditorium, and also brings together the MAC/CCB, the Architecture Centre and the Fábrica das Artes, for children and families. But the CCB can also be explored freely on foot: the Olive Tree Garden over the south façade, the Water Garden, the CCB Square, the Caminho José Saramago and the terraces facing the Tagus, among bookshops, shops and restaurants. There are also guided tours of the building, by appointment.
Located at: Centro Cultural de Belém
Address: Praça do Império, 1449-003 Lisboa
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 08:00-19:00, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 10:00-18:00; box office every day 12:00-19:00
Phone: +351 213 612 400
Coordinates: 38.696014, -9.207519
Buses: 729, 714, 727, 728, 751
Tram: 15E
Train: Cascais Line, Belém Station
Boat: Belém River Station
Opened: 1992 (34 years)
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