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October 2004
Post Rider
The post rider service first appeared in Portugal after the Office of the Postmaster General, which had been in the hands of the Gomes da Mata family for roughly two centuries and came under the control of the state in 1797, became extinct.
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Overcoming Distance
The exhibition recounts the history of communications in Portugal over five centuries of technical evolution and improvement.
Find out more »September 2020
Submarine Cables
The exhibition presents various interactive digital solutions in which visitors can discover the techniques behind laying, running and maintaining submarine cables, from loading them onto ships and laying them on the seabed to anchoring and repairing them.
Find out more »October 2024
Camões: epic, lyric universal
This exhibition celebrates the work of the poet Luís Vaz de Camões through a display of stamps, original drawings and other philatelic artefacts.
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