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Décio Thadeu Museum, Lisboa

The Décio Thadeu museum is located on the 2nd floor of the mines pavilion. It is a university museum primarily dedicated to geology and mineral deposits. The collections contain an important assemblage of stratigraphy and paleontology samples from Portugal and its former colonies. They also comprise scientific instruments and educational materials (books, maps and historical photos), as well as personal scientific items that belonged to various teachers of the mines department, namely Alfredo Bensaúde, Ernest Fleury and Décio Thadeu. The museum is located on the IST (Alameda campus), and was inaugurated in 1936, in accordance with Duarte Pacheco´s plans, one of Estado Novo´s strongmen. The roots of the IST geosciences museums stem back to the Lisbon Industrial Institute (IIL), who was renamed in 1869 as Lisbon Institute of Industry and Commerce (IICL). Both these institutes operated from 1859 to 1911 in the Madeira Palace building, located at Rua da Boavista, and no longer existent. This same building housed the IST from 1911 to 1936, when the Alameda campus was inaugurated.

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Museu Décio Thadeu - mobiliário séc. XIX

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Lusitanichthys characiformis (Laveiras) Holotipo

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Espólio pessoal - Fleury - arquivador

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Mapas - Esboço Geológico da Guiné - Décio Thadeu

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Arquivo  de minérios portugueses

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Espólio pessoal - Fleury - fotos

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Minas Portuguesas -  Panasqueira -  fluorite

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CHARACTERISTICS

LOCATION
Address: Museu Décio Thadeu - Instituto Superior Técnico, Pavilhão de Minas,  Av. Rovisco Pais, 1.
City: Lisboa
Postal Code: 1049 - 001
Telephone: 218400806
Email: geomuseus@ist.utl.pt
Website: http://
FUNCTIONING
Weekly Schedule:

From 00:00:00 to -.
From 00:00:00 to -.

Weekend and Holidays Schedule:

From 00:00:00 to 00:00:00.
From 00:00:00 to 00:00:00.

Exceptions:
Currently the Museum only provides visits through advance reservations. Large groups should schedule with advance notice of at least one week.

Paid Entry:
0€

Discount Policy:
In regards to temporary activities for which payment is required, discount policies shall be published.

ORGANISATION OF THE VISIT
The visit to this Point requires prior booking and cannot be done individually.

Specific Conditions:
-

Method:
On foot

Difficulty Level:
Low

Group Visits:
No
Guided Tours:
No
Observations:
The programme can be adjusted to suit visitor requirements, such for the amblyopic or visually impaired.
EXISTING EQUIPMENT
Museums
MUSEUM / INTERPRETATION CENTER
Museum / Interpretation Center History:
The museum now known as Décio Thadeu was created in 1936, at the time that the IST facilities were inaugurated at Alameda Afonso Henriques. The organization of the location and the gathering of much of the collection is attributable to Prof. Ernest Fleury. Fleury was invited by Prof. Alfredo Bensaúde, the first director of the IST, to lecture Geology and to create a portuguese geological collection to be used in the classrooms. In the second phase, the museum collection increased and began to include samples from portuguese mines, most of them colected by professor Décio Thadeu. The oldest colection came from the IICL Museum and Geologic Comissions activities.

Activity Program:
Under construction

Study and Research Unit:
1. Support for classes, scheduled in accordance with the themes and the availability of the professors/guides. 2. Laboratory support for the description of geological materials or for educational demonstrations (DRX, EFRX, Microscopics, FTIR, Micro-Tomography, etc.). 3. Geoscience Library

Audiovisual and Multimedia Resources:
There are audio-visual and multimedia systems available for usage during the activities (computer, projector, diverse presentations.)

Volunteering Programs:
Many activities are supported by undergraduates and postgraduate students, as well as the technical staff.
EDUCATIONAL SERVICE
Activity Description:
1.Geology and mining themes short courses and publicizing programs: Geopaper, geokids, Open labs, Ciência Viva, etc. 2.Life-learning courses 3.Activities related to the History of Science 4.Activities related to IST History 5.Interdisciplinary activities with other Departments from IST

Target Audience:
1.Secondary level Students 2.Geology, Biology and History Professors 3. and 4. Historians, teachers and general public 5. Secondary students from cicles 1, 2 and 3.

Activity Cost:
0€

Weekly Schedule:

From 00:00:00 to 00:00:00.
From 00:00:00 to 00:00:00.

Weekend and Holidays Schedule:

From 00:00:00 to 00:00:00.
From 00:00:00 to 00:00:00.

Exceptions:
Visiting hours are subjected to previous booking

Observations:
Certified life-learning courses are approved by the Ministry of Education

EXTERNAL SUPPORT
Where to Stay
http://www.visitlisboa.com/Alojamento.aspx

Where to Eat
http://www.visitlisboa.com/Gastronomia.aspx

Cultural Facilities
http://www.visitlisboa.com/Cultura.aspx

Security Forces
http://smap.ist.utl.pt/

TRANSPORT
Type of Transport:
T. Rodoviário
Agency Name:
Carris
Telephone Number:
21 413 86 79

Type of Transport:
T. Ferroviário
Agency Name:
Metropolitano de Lisboa
Telephone Number:
21 798 06 00

Parking for private vehicles:
No

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