The toys exhibited in this Museum are part of a collection gathered during more than 50 years by João Arbués Moreira. This collection started when he was 14 years old with the toys offered to him and other toys which belonged to his parents and grand parents. With age, his taste refined and his buying power increased along with an acute curiosity to learn more about the pieces collected, their origin, their manufacturer, their history.
Thus, it was initiated a lifetime of permanent researching and purchasing of older samples and the interest towards the history of mankind so well portrayed through these toys. Along the years the collection increased up to more than 20,000 different toys. There was a need to preserve and exhibit such a collection, making it possible for the public to have contact with the biggest collection of its kind in Portugal.

R.Visconde Monserrate
Openinghours: Tuesday to Sunday - 10.00 to 18.00.
Tel: + 351 21 9242171