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Certainly one of the most unusual visitor attractions in Lisbon. It’s a museum and a workshop for the repair of dolls of every kind. Nice history and a lot of toys from old times to see. A lovely guided tour (in English or Portuguese) that costs 2€ per person. Truly a unique place in Lisbon. Bring your camera!…
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Date of experience: June 2019
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This museum is centrally located and an interesting way to spend half an hour (particularly since it was raining when I visited!). A group of us were given a tour of the museum which housed many interesting dolls, and then shown the workshop at the back.
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Date of experience: January 2020
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Expected it to be creepier than it was, it was actually pretty interesting seeing as tho they fix dolls for the whole world! And for centuries. 10/10 recommend
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Date of experience: September 2019
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The Doll Hospital occupies a tiny space on one of the main streets in Lisbon, and one could miss it easily when walking by. The room facing the street is a shop, filled with miniatures and dolls crafted by the shop itself. Hospital de Bonecas, as it’s called in Portuguese, has hidden secrets, though, up a flight of stairs and through a set of double doors. The hospital itself and a museum with over 4,000 dolls are on the other side. We first toured the hospital portion of the building. People send The Doll Hospital their broken and maimed dolls from all over the world. We were able to see the dolls that had newly arrived as well as some that had been repaired and were ready to be sent back to owners. Then, our tour guide took us into the “operating theater”, where the repairs to the dolls are completed. A very creepy-looking doll was on the table, with half of its face completely gone. Around the room were instruments to help the doll surgeons complete repairs as well as many spare doll parts waiting to be placed into a new doll. After this room, we were treated to a viewing of the room of doll supplies, where drawer after drawer were filled with eyeballs, limbs, faces, and other assorted doll parts. This was a photographer’s dream and we both took advantage of the opportunity. Our tour guide popped out one box filled with weighted doll eyeballs that all opened and closed in unison. Amazing. The rest of the rooms, of which there were 4 or 5, was the museum for the doll hospital. It houses one of the largest doll collections in the world, with specimens from many different cultures. Many of these dolls were also eerie to look at, which was just what the doctor ordered. Creepy dolls, antique dolls, Cabbage Patch Kids, Papier-mâché dolls, and any other doll you can think of were represented. This is really a must-see for the quirky traveler.…
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Date of experience: September 2019
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For 2.50 a person you get a guided tour around the small museum with dolls of various ages and states of repair. There was so much history and the people who ran it seemed very passionate about what they do. It was also pretty creepy, which is a plus.
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Date of experience: August 2019
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