The Barge Pavilion (a building next to the Jeronimos Monastery) was built near the end of 1959, and it was the first pavilion to be constructed to house a museum's collection. It houses a large number of life size boats, with the royal barges having a certain preponderance: the royal yacht "Sirius" and six barges alongside the Royal Barge prominently placed at the center of the Pavilion. This barge was built in 1780, and the last time it sailed was in 1957, during Queen Elizabeth II's official visit to Portugal. There are also various traditional vessels, such as the "valboeiro", which was used in the Douro River; the "netinha", used in Nazare; the "Moliceiro" from Aveiro; a whaler, which represents the whaling industry present in the Azores up to the 20th century, and a small vessel, the "dori", used in cod fishing.
Near the end of the exhibition, there are three seaplanes on display. Among these is the "Santa Cruz", a seaplane used by Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral during the first aerial crossing of the South Atlantic (Lisbon - Rio de Janeiro), in 1922. These planes belonged to the Portuguese Navy, with the Air Force only coming to existence in 1962. Ever since 1917, Admiral Gago Coutinho's scientific curiosity led him to become interested in air travel. He began looking into adapting nautical instruments and techniques to aerial navigation, conceiving in 1919 a sextant equipped with an artificial horizon, named after him. As such, the aerial crossing of 1922 was also pioneering for being "the first flight completed with scientific accuracy"
Events allowed
Concerts, books launches, dinners and cocktail events.
By prior consultation. Terms and conditions to be defined.
Area: 339 m2
Characteristics: Walls and pavement in …
Access to energy points.
Access to water points
Access to toilets.
Capacity: 200 people
Working period for events: from 17:00 to 08:00 (Winter Schedule) ; from 18:00 to 08:00 ( Summer Schedule)
Political or religious events are not allowed.