Imprensa Nacional Gallery
On Rua da Escola Politécnica, the gallery of the Imprensa Nacional, founded in 1768, with free temporary exhibitions.
Imprensa Nacional Gallery – Portuguese Mint and Official Printing Office
On Rua da Escola Politécnica, between Rato and Príncipe Real, the Galeria Imprensa Nacional is the exhibition space of one of the oldest institutions in the country. The Imprensa Nacional was created on 24 December 1768, in the reign of King José I, under the name Impressão Régia (Royal Press), and brought together a printing works, a type foundry, a factory for playing cards and pasteboard and an engraving workshop charged with training apprentices. It took its present name in 1833 and, from the mid-19th century, modernised its printing and type-making, placing itself on a par with the leading European presses. Now part of the Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda, it still publishes the Diário da República, the official gazette, and runs a publishing and cultural programme promoting the Portuguese language and culture. The gallery hosts temporary exhibitions with free admission, many linked to the prizes the institution awards: in 2025 it showed the winning photographs of the Diário da República Prize and, in September 2026, it opened 'O Arco-Íris Debaixo de Terra' by Tiago Baptista, winner of the Imprensa Nacional Publishing Prize at the Drawing Room Lisboa fair. It opens only during exhibitions, on weekdays, so it is worth checking the programme before visiting.
Located at: Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda
Address: Rua da Escola Politécnica, 135, Lisboa
Opening hours: only during exhibitions, Monday to Friday 10:00-18:00 (free admission); current exhibition until 28 October 2026
Coordinates: 38.7178512, -9.1518427
Buses: 758, 773, 706, 727, 19B, 709, 774, 22B, 720, 738
Tram: 24E
Metro: Rato (Yellow), Avenida (Blue)
Train: Sintra Line, Rossio Station
