Press Museum
Estrada Nacional 108, nº 206, Porto 4300-316 - Portugal
Phone: +351 225 304 966 - Fax: +351 225 301 071
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The National Printing Press Museum is on the west side of Porto, adjacent to the Palácio do Freixo. The permanent exhibition is in the Rodrigo Álvares room and houses one of the largest printing presses in the world. Here you can practice the ancient arts of set up and printing on one of the many presses. The temporary exhibition room always has illustrative exhibitions showing the social, educational and cultural importance of the press and graphic arts. The International Cartoon section exhibits the best international cartoons and the annual Porto Cartoon contest is considered one of the world’s most important.
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