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The aim of the chapter is to present narratives concerning the legacy of Estado Novo in contemporary Portugal. Although there is no party on the Portuguese political scene today that would directly refer to the ideology of Salazarism, in the discourse conducted by left-wing circles there were comparisons of the program assumptions of the Chega party to the Estado Novo regime, and some members of this party have referred to Salazar in their statements. The leader of this group, André Ventura, used a slogan popular in the times of Estado Novo: ‘God, Homeland, Family’, adding to it another word: Work. There are also initiatives in Portugal to restore and preserve the memory of Salazar and his activities. In 2019, despite the opposition of the Portuguese parliament, work began on the construction of a museum dedicated to the Portuguese regime in the dictator’s hometown of Vimieiro with the support of the local government. Referring to the concepts inscribed in the trend of memory research and to the phenomenon of dissonant (contested, ambivalent) heritage, the chapter presents selected aspects of the current socio-political debate regarding the creation of the "Salazar Museum".