It was replaced by the Contemporary Art Museum - Centro Cultural de Belém in January 2023.

[2] In 2006, after 10 years of negotiations,[3] José Berardo signed an agreement with the Portuguese government to loan art from his collection on a long-term basis to the Centro Cultural de Belém in Lisbon.

From its opening until April 2011, the museum's art director was Jean-François Chougnet, who was then replaced by Pedro Lapa.

The museum had an extensive permanent collection and also hosts temporary exhibitions that change on a regular basis.

Piet Mondrian, Tableau (yellow, black, blue, red and grey), 1923 Admission was €5, visits to some of the temporary exhibitions may have an additional charge.