Pavilhão do Conhecimento
The Pavilhão do Conhecimento is Lisbon’s science and technology museum that grew out of Expo ’98—and it opened to the public in July 1999. Originally named “Pavilhão do Conhecimento dos Mares”, its exhibition content during the fair focused on humanity’s relationship with the ocean, with highlights that included miniature hologram displays, many models of boats and submarines, and a full-scale submarine model linked to Leonardo da Vinci. The building itself was designed by architect João Luís Carrilho da Graça and engineer António Adão da Fonseca, and it received the Prémio Valmor and a Municipal Architecture Prize in 1998. After the Expo, the space was remodelled and renamed, becoming part of Portugal’s Rede Nacional de Centros Ciência Viva, which includes 21 centres. …
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