And because our music is not limited to Fado, take the time to know Cante, a musical expression considered today, like Fado, Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. We thank Turismo de Lisboa, the Museums of Lisbon and Casa do Cante, for responding positively to our request and for the wonderful contents made openly available.
We hope this virtual tour will inspire you to visit Lisbon and have a real-world experience in the near future, after the pandemic has ended and our lives have returned to normal. The Science and Technology Week and Science in the Summer are two of the initiatives for the general public that have been running since Science for Young People in the Holidays, a programme that invites secondary school students to be part of research teams in laboratories all over the country, is another initiative that started in In the last 10 years our team has taken part in 22 projets within two European Frameworks.
The Coach Museum was an initiative of Queen D. Carlos I , who inaugurated it in It contains an exceptional and unique collection of richly adorned royal vehicles, from the 17th to 19th centuries coaches, berlins, carriages, chaises, litters, sedan-chairs , used by the Portuguese other European courts, the Patriarchs of Lisbon and Portuguese noble houses up until the advent of the motor car.
The new National Coach Museum building was inaugurated in May Can you name this carriage? Learn about the many different types of carriages in the museum collection. When king's car needs a mechanic. A ride, Your Majesty? Royal cars in the collection of National Coach Museum.
It is the home to the most important Portuguese public collection of art, ranging from paintings to sculpture, and gold and silverware, as well as decorative arts from Europe, Africa and the Far East. In its various sections, it also has a number of major works of art in the context of the world artistic heritage.
