The Museum organizes various activities, such as guided tours, regular edition of publications (exhibition catalogs, a newsletter, the magazine Arqueologia Industrial, published since 1987 and currently the only scientific journal published in Portugal), exhibitions, conservation and restoration of equipment and machinery of archaeological-industrial interest, collection and preservation of historical documentation, seminars, conferences and courses on industrial heritage, also having an educational service, a documentation center and specialized library, a store for sale publications, etc.