Objects of the past

High fashion has made its way into our very homes since the end of the 1950s when iconic items of clothing defined each era. Do you remember seventies bell bottoms and the loud clashing colours of the eighties?

News agencies produce the news that reaches us through the media and for over a century they have held the monopoly on news trafficking across the world. This exhibit showcases equipment on loan from the agencies Lusa and EFE, such as the telex, telephoto lenses and retro typewriters

This exhibit showcases radio memorabilia and includes microphones, turntables, headphones and radios

The TV has pretty much taken centre stage in our living rooms since regular broadcasts began to be transmitted in colour on 7 March 1980. Some parts of this exhibit are kindly on loan from the RTP Museum

For about 30 years, between the 1950s and 1980s, television in Portugal was only broadcast in black and white. This exhibit showcases television memorabilia ranging from vintage cameras to spotlights and is kindly on loan from the RTP Museum