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Pedro Pereira
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"The Money Museum is located in downtown Lisbon, in the old Church of São Julião, open to the public since spring 2016. It is a cultural facility that aims to trace the history of money in multiple aspects, in Portugal and internationally. In this museum, the history of money throughout the evolution of Western and Eastern societies is told, with collections of coins and banknotes from the Bank of Portugal visible, as well as interactive installations.
The museum's pieces are grouped into thematic groups, which focus on pre-monetary and other means of payment, stories of unique currencies, the iconography of money, the evolution of banking, the manufacture of notes and coins, banknote illustrations, the security elements and also a set of personal testimonies about the role of money in a citizen's life. The museum highlights items such as a 12.6kg gold bar, essentially pure, a Chinese banknote, old and rare coins and a fraction of D. Dinis' Wall.
It also has a cafeteria and a shop, as well as a diverse cultural program for all age groups. The building has belonged to the Bank of Portugal since 1933; Between 2007 and 2012, rehabilitation and restoration works were carried out on the old church, as well as the installation of the museum, a project by architects Gonçalo Byrne and João Pedro Falcão de Campos."
Mihaela Petca
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"A very nice interactive museum "
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