Lisboa Story Centre: Hours, Tickets and Status

What It Is

The Lisboa Story Centre is a multimedia exhibition that walks you through the history of Lisbon, from the city's foundation to today. The route takes about 60 minutes and runs across about 2,200 square metres. An audio guide carries the narration, so you move at your own pace and can linger where a story grabs you. The exhibition sits on Praça do Comércio, the waterfront square that opens Baixa to the river, which makes it an easy first stop before you explore the rest of the museums in Lisbon.

The centre keeps regular hours: open daily from 10:00 to 19:00, with the last entry at 17:45. Admission with the audio guide costs €8 ($8.92) through the ticket linked on this page.

The Answer

The Lisboa Story Centre is open. Its own website lists the daily hours of 10:00-19:00 with no closure notice anywhere on the home page or the hours page, and its price list runs to 31 March 2027. Visit Lisboa's own place page for the centre agrees: open daily, 10:00-19:00, last entry 17:45.

The admission ticket sold on the booking platform is also on sale.

Why You May See 'Closed for Renovations'

Visit Lisboa's separate Lisboa Card page carries a 'Closed for renovations' tag for the centre, which sits against everything else the official sources say. Nothing in recent press reports a closure or a reopening date, but a partial works notice cannot be ruled out.

If your visit falls on a date that matters to you, call the centre on +351 916 440 827 or +351 914 081 366, or email info@lisboastorycentre.pt before you travel. That is the only way to settle it for the exact day. If you would rather not gamble on a single museum, the Lisboa Card for Museums covers dozens of sites, so one closed door never wrecks a day.

Daily Hours

Opening hours are 10:00 to 19:00 every day, with the last entry at 17:45. The official hours page and Visit Lisboa's place page both print the same times. Some third-party guides list a last entry of 18:00, which is out of date.

Plan to be at the entrance well before 17:45, because 60 minutes is the time the route needs.

Christmas and New Year

The holiday changes come only from the official hours page, and no ranking guide prints them. On 25 December the centre is closed for the day. On 31 December and 1 January it closes early, at 17:00, with the last entry at 15:45.

Around those dates the normal schedule applies.

What You Pay

Admission is €8 ($8.92) per person for a one-day ticket, and the audio guide is included in that price. The ticket comes with free cancellation up to 24 hours before your visit, and the voucher on your phone lets you skip the ticket line at the entrance. The official price list published by the centre runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027, and the figures on it are printed as an image, so the other categories, such as reduced and child rates, are settled at the desk.

The box office on site is open 10:00-19:00 and sells tickets in person as well.

Free With the Lisboa Card

Visit Lisboa's place page for the centre states that entry is free with the Lisboa Card, which also covers sites such as the Fado Museum and the Puppet Museum (Marioneta) on its free list. The card starts at €31 ($34.57) for 24 hours and includes unlimited public transport on top of museum entry, so it suits a trip built around Lisbon museums rather than a single visit.

The Route

The exhibition spreads over about 2,200 square metres in six areas. Five sit on the ground floor and a sixth upstairs holds a virtual scale model of the city. A temporary exhibition area is part of the visit too.

Scenography, multimedia and the audio guide work together, so you follow the story of Lisbon from its beginnings to the modern city. The audio guide comes in nine languages: Portuguese in adult and child versions, English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Russian, Mandarin and Japanese.

Where to Go Next

For more on the city's history, see the Carmo Convent and the Museu de Lisboa, which covers the city's history across four sites.

How Long

The ticket listing calls it a 60-minute journey, and that is the honest figure for the audio-guided route. Arrive no later than 17:45, because the last entry leaves just enough time for the standard run.

Who It Suits

The centre works best as an orientation stop on your first day: one hour of context on the city before you walk its streets for €8 ($8.92).

Finding the Entrance

The centre occupies the east wing of Praça do Comércio, the large riverside square at the foot of Baixa. The box office at the same entrance is open 10:00-19:00. The building is wheelchair accessible, and the ticket listing confirms it.

A Lisboa Card Day in Baixa

Because the centre is free with the Lisboa Card, it fits naturally into a card day. The card also gives free entry to the Museu de Lisboa and the Fado Museum. Monday is the main closure day across the city's museums, so check the closed day of each stop before you fix the order.

A Second Museum

For a second museum, the Royal Treasure and Ajuda Palace page covers the Crown Jewels and the palace, and the MAAT page gives its hours, price and closed day.