Baixa’s star is the Museum of Design and Fashion, a cavernous concrete-walled space – set in a former bank – that contains furniture, industrial design and couture dating from the 1930s to the present. Highlights include iconic furniture by Arne Jacobsen, Charles Eames and Frank Gehry, plus haute couture by the likes of Givenchy, Christian Dior and Balenciaga.
Don't miss temporary exhibitions staged downstairs in the former vaults. Exhibits are arranged by decade, with signs in both English and Portuguese.
