On this day in
1544 Torquato Tasso, Italian poet of the late Renaissance, was born in Sorrento
1819 French ballet dancer and choreographer Marius Petipa was born in Marseille
1921 Astor Piazzolla, Argentinian composer, was born

The Berardo Collection Museum - Modern and Contemporary Art was created on the 9th of August 2006, with the goal of establishing a permanent Museum based on the Collection, and located in the Exhibition Centre (Module 3) of Centro Cultural de Belém. Presently counting with 862 works in its collection, the Museum programme will follow a rotation between the several art movements that compose the Berardo Collection. The permanent collection of the Museum, together with temporary exhibitions, is expected to create an attractive cultural dynamic for a diversified public.
http://www.museuberardo.com/
Praça do Império 1449-003 Lisbon
Portugal
Hours: daily from 10 am to 7 pm / Friday open until 10 pm
Free admission until the end of 2008

http://www.mnarteantiga-ipmuseus.pt/
Rua das Janelas Verdes – 1249-017 Lisbon, Portugal
Hours: Tuesday: 2 pm – 6 pm/ Thurdsay to Sunday 10 am– 6pm
General Admission: € 3 / Temporary Exhibition: 'Grandes Mestres da Pintura Europeia: de Fra Angélico a Bonnard. A colecção Rau” €5
Free entrance: Sunday and holidays until 2 pm.