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Abroad, Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon Museums

posted by Dario
Jan 21, 2020 1209 1 0
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The adventure of being a Portuguese #Lisbon 2

Portugal may be one of the smallest countries in the world, but it has had one of the greatest impacts on human development and history. Its inhabitants were fearless explorers, who first went to the unknown, while the rest of Europe lacked that courage.

All of this would be pretty daring to say so, but thanks to the many artifacts, documents and historical heritage that have been preserved to this day in the 62 museums of Lisbon, it is quite possible to trace the entire existence of the country in the various  periods and areas.

At this post we will look at the most attractive and famous museums in the city, containing unique finds that can not be found anywhere in the world. If futher interested, you can find the full list of all the museums in Lisbon here.

  • Museu Nacional do Azulejo
  • Museu Nacional de Arqueologia
  • Museu Coleção Berardo
  • Museu de Marinha
  • Museu de Arte Popular
  • Museu Nacional dos Coches
  • Museu do Oriente
  • Museu Nacional de Arte Antigua
  • Museu da Marioneta
  • MAAT / Tejo Power Station
  • Museu do Chiado
  • Museum Aljube Resistência e Liberdade
  • Museu Calouste Gulbenkian

Museu Nacional do Azulejo

The Azuleu National Museum is one of the most important museums in the country because of its unique collection of azulejo that distinguishe Portuguese culture. Azuleju is a glossy ceramic tile that is painted in rich colors with symbolism. Tiles are not only decorative, but also practical, as they protect against moisture. They are present on innumerable buildings throughout Portugal, most of which can be seen in the palaces, churches and facades of residential buildings.

Museu Nacional do Azulejo

The history of this craft dates back to the 13th century when the Moors invaded the Iberian Peninsula. The word azulej comes from the Arabic language and means “small polished stone”. Over time, the Portuguese have inherited this art by adding more colours to the tiles and thus becoming an indispensable marker of their culture.

Museu Nacional do Azulejo art
Museu Nacional do Azulejo tile
Museu Nacional do Azulejo colors
Museu Nacional do Azulejo animal

As for the museum, it is housed in the former Church of the Mother of God, which hosts some of the most magnificent tiles in all of Portugal, one of the few that survived after the devastating earthquake in 1755. Nowadays, in the museum you can learn the techniques of making azulejo, as well as to see the rich collection of over 1000 different tiles. But the jewel of the whole museum is a 23-meter-long panel, which gives a panoramic view over the whole of Lisbon.

Museu Nacional do Azulejo room

Useful information:

Work time:
Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00

Prices:
Normal ticket: 5 €
Visitors over 65: 2.50 €
Student card or ISIC card (International Student Identity Card): 2.50 €
Family ticket – (more than 4 persons): 50%

Transportation:
Buses that stop in front of the museum: 718, 742, 794,
Avenida Infante D.Henrique (5 meters from the museum): 728, 759

Museu Nacional de Arqueologia

The National Archaeological Museum is located in the west wing of the Jeronimos Monastery in the Belem District. In the past, the museum building was a dormitory for monks.

Museu Nacional de Arqueologia

At the entrance of the museum are two granite statues of Lusitanian warriors dating from the 1st century and brought from northern Portugal. The permanent exhibitions are thematically divided into Ancient Egypt, where they have mummies and other interesting artifacts such as crocodile skins and fiber sandals.

Museu Nacional de Arqueologia Egypt
Museu Nacional de Arqueologia skin

The museum also has extensive collections of Portuguese archeology’s treasures, mainly consisting of metal objects dating from the Bronze and Iron Ages.

Museu Nacional de Arqueologia bronz
Museu Nacional de Arqueologia room

You can find here significant Portuguese artifacts from Roman mosaics, mainly from southern Portugal, as well as from Extremadura in the central part of the country. I recommend you to pay attention to the impressive statue of Apollo dating from the 2nd century and the granite figures of boar.

Museu Nacional de Arqueologia art

Useful information:

Work time:
Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00

Prices:
Normal ticket: 5 €
Visitors over 65: 2.50 €
Student card or ISIC card (International Student Identity Card): 2.50 €
Family ticket – (more than 4 persons): 50%

Transportation:
Buses: 714, 727, 728, 751,729
Train: Cascais Line – Belem Station

Museu Coleção Berardo

The Berardo Museum has some of the most significant art exhibitions belonging to the movement of art from the twentieth century to the present day, establishing its position as the main museum for modern and contemporary art in Portugal.

Museu Coleção Berardo

Among the rich collection are names of artists such as Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, Piet Mondrian, Joan Miro, Francis Bacon, Andy Warhol, Donald Judd, Bruce Nauman or Cindy Sherman, among many others. Their works are arranged in chronological order that allows visitors to experience a “time travel”.

Museu Coleção Berardo art
Museu Coleção Berardo painting
Museu Coleção Berardo statue
Museu Coleção Berardo instalation

It is possible to find this museum, both in the permanent presentation of the Berardot Collection and in the vast array of temporary exhibitions, works by artists from different cultural backgrounds and contexts that, through multiple expressions, make up the history of 21st century art.

Museu Coleção Berardo room

Useful information:

Work time
Open daily: Monday to Sunday
10: 00-19: 00 (last reception: 18:30)

Price:
Normal ticket: 5 €
Visitors over 65: 2.50 €
Student card or ISIC card (International Student Identity Card): 2.50 €

Transportation:
Bus: 729 (Nearest station: Belem Cultural Center)
714, 727, 728, 751 (Nearest station: Belem / Monastery of Jerome)
Tram: 15E (Nearest station: Belem Cultural Center)
Train: Cascais Line – Belem Station

Museu de Marinha

The Marine Museum is dedicated to all aspects of the history of shipping in Portugal. It is operated by the Portuguese fleet and is located in the tourist district of Belem. It occupies part of the west wing of the Jeronimush Monastery.

Museu de Marinha

The history of the museum is related to King Louis I (1838-1889), who was interested in oceanographic studies and also he studies navigation. In 1863, he began collecting objects related to the preservation of Portugal’s maritime history, the collection expanded over the following decades, opening in 1963.

Museu de Marinha statue
Museu de Marinha exhibition
Museu de Marinha artefact
Museu de Marinha room

The exhibits include historical paintings, archeological objects and many large-scale models of ships used in 15th-century Portugal. The collection ranges from navigation instruments and maps, royal barges, as well as the Fairey III “Santa Cruz” that crossed the Atlantic in 1923, and the first aircraft of the Portuguese fleet.

Museu de Marinha ship

Useful information:
Every day from 10:00 to 18:00 (summer time – 1 May to 30 Sep) Last entrance at 17:30 
Every day from 10:00 to 17:00 (winter time – 1 Oct to 30 Apr) Last entrance at 16:30

Price:
Normal ticket: 5 €
Visitors over 65: 2.50 €
Student card or ISIC card (International Student Identity Card): 2.50 €

Transportation:
Buses: 714, 727, 728, 751,729
Train: Cascais Line – Belem Station

Museu de Arte Popular

The Museum of Folk Art presents a significant set of mural compositions characterizing the different regions of the country, authentic essays of modernist paintings that depict people as much in their daily work as in festivals and worship with a popular root.

Museu de Arte Popular
Museu de Arte Popular room

Of the generic and historical importance of the architectural ensemble is the significance of the collection, collected since 1935, during the Universal Exhibitions and during the various initiatives promoted by Estado Novo in the 1930s.

Museu de Arte Popular instalation

Useful information:

Work time:
Wednesday-Friday: 10:00 – 18:00
Saturday – Sunday: 10:00 – 13:00; 14:00 – 18:00

Price:
Normal ticket: 2.50 €

Transportation:
Buses: 714, 727, 728, 751,729
Train: Cascais Line – Belem Station

Museu Nacional dos Coches

The Chariot Museum is one of the most interesting and impressive museums in Lisbon. It has one of the best collections of historic carts in the world and is one of the most visited museums in the city.

Museu Nacional dos Coches room

The museum was created in 1905 by Queen Amelia to hold an extensive collection of carts belonging to the Portuguese royal family and nobility. The collection gives a complete picture of the development of this type of transport from the end of the 16th to the 19th century, with trolleys made in Italy, Portugal, France, Spain, Austria and England.

Museu Nacional dos Coches
Museu Nacional dos Coches details
Museu Nacional dos Coches beauty
Museu Nacional dos Coches art

Among its rarest elements is a late 16th – early 17th century traveling wagon used by King Philip II of Portugal (Spanish Philip III) to come from Spain to Portugal in 1619. There are also several pompous Baroque carts from the 18th century, decorated with paintings and magnificent gilded wooden windows, the most impressive of which are the ceremonial trainer given by Pope Clement XI to King John V in 1715 and the three coaches by the Portuguese ambassador to Pope Clement XI, built in Rome in 1716.

Museu Nacional dos Coches horses

Useful information:

Work time:
Tuesday – Sunday: 10:00 – 18:00

Price:
Normal ticket: 8 €
Visitors over 65: 4 €
Student card or ISIC card (International Student Identity Card): 4 €
Family ticket – (more than 4 persons): 50%

Transportation:
Buses: 28, 714, 727, 729, 751
Train: Cascais Line – Belem Station

Museu do Oriente

Perhaps one of the most interesting museums for me was the Orient Museum, which is entirely dedicated to Asian art. It is relatively new, opened in May 2008 and is housed in a former industrial building.

Museu do Oriente screen
Museu do Oriente room

The museum contains an extensive collection of objects from different parts of Asia, including Turkey, Japan, China and India. Its exhibitions show the connection between distant cultures, following the Portuguese tradition of exploring new countries.

Museu do Oriente mask
Museu do Oriente
Museu do Oriente dress
Museu do Oriente statue

Useful information:

Work time:
Tuesday – Sunday: 10:00 – 18:00

Price:
Normal ticket: 6,00 €
Seniors: 3.50 €
Students: 2.50 €
Family (two adults with three children under 18 years): 14,00 €
Friday 18:00 to 22.00: Free admission

Transportation:
Buses: 706, 12, 713, 714, 720, 727, 28, 738, 742, 49, 751, 56, 60
Train: Cascais Line – Alcantara Station

Museu Nacional de Arte Antigua

The Museum of Ancient Art dates back to 1884 and has been housed in the Palácio Alvor for almost 130 years. It is home to the most important Portuguese public collection, ranging from paintings to sculpture and gold and silverware, as well as decorative arts from Europe, Africa and the Far East.

Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga

Consisting of over 40,000 items, the MNAA collection has the largest number of paintings, sculptures and decorative arts classified by the state as “national treasures“. The various sections also include a number of major works of art in the context of World Heritage.

Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga painting
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga art
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga room
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga artefacts

The historical legacy stems from the inclusion of both the church property of the country and the contents of its royal palaces. The museum’s collection has been refined over the years through generous donations and important purchases, illustrating some of the finest works of art.

Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga statue

Useful information:

Work time:
Tuesday – Sunday: 10:00 – 18:00

Price:
Normal ticket: 6,00 €
Seniors: 3.50 €
Students: 2.50 €

Transportation:
Buses: 713, 714, 727, 728, 732, 760

Museu da Marioneta

I was surprised to find out that there is a Puppet Museum in Lisbon, and this undoubtedly sparked my curiosity to visit it at the earliest opportunity. The museum was founded in 1987 by the Companhia de Marionetas de S. Lourenço, a traveling theater company that performs both in Portugal and abroad.

Museu da Marioneta
Museu da Marioneta dolls

Visitors can find here the history of puppetry. The dolls in his collection come from all over the world and not only show the evolution of this craft but also showcase various theatrical forms and approaches. Particular emphasis is placed on local puppetry. The museum often organizes various puppet shows and performances.

Museu da Marioneta filming
Museu da Marioneta creating

Useful information:

Work time:
Tuesday – Sunday: 10:00 – 18:00

Price:
Normal ticket: 5.00 €
Students: 2.50 €

Transportation:
Buses: 706, 713, 714, 727
Train: Cascais Line – Samtush Station

MAAT / Tejo Power Station

Perhaps my favorite museum in Lisbon is the MAAT (Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology), which is owned by EDP (Portuguese Energy Technology Company). It is divided into two parts: one part being the former authentic electrical station and the other being a newly built building that represents one of Lisbon’s new cultural centers.

MAAT
MAAT room
MAAT art
MAAT instalation

The museum contains a rich artistic collection of the foundation, which emerged in 2000 to showcase several generations of contemporary Portuguese artists, as well as various fields and disciplines of artistic creativity.

Tejo Power Station

The chronological reference, established as the starting point of the collection, is the 1960s, which marks a period of artistic excitement and which is also symbolic for the predecessor of the EDP group, the Companhia Portuguesa de Electricidade, founded at the time.

Tejo Power Station art
MAAT people

The selection of works gives priority to works by artists whose importance makes them significant on the national and international scene of contemporary art. The collection includes more than 250 Portuguese artists, recognized for both their historical profile and their importance in the mid-career consolidation processes, as well as a significant range of emerging values ​​that are upholding and internationalizing.

MAAT light

Useful information:

Work time:
Tuesday – Sunday: 10:00 – 18:00

Price:
Normal ticket: 9,00 €
Students: 4,50 €

Transportation:
Buses: 728, 714, 727, 729, 751
Train: Cascais Line – Belem Station

Museu do Chiado

The National Museum of Contemporary Art – Chiado Museum is one of the most interesting art museums in Lisbon, dedicated to the period between 1850 and 1950, with works by important Portuguese artists of that period, as well as by some foreign, international artists.

Museu do Chiado

It is housed in parts of the old convent of San Francisco (St Francis) in the capital, a medieval building. The museum owns and exhibits the largest collection of Portuguese paintings and sculptures from the periods of Romanticism, Naturalism and Modernity.

Museu do Chiado art
Museu do Chiado painting
Museu do Chiado statue
Museu do Chiado love

Useful information:

Work time:
Tuesday – Sunday: 10:00 – 18:00

Price:
Normal ticket: 4,50 €
Students: 2.25 €
Seniors: 2.25 €

Transportation:
Buses: 60, 208, 758
Metro: Baixa-Chiado Station

Museum Aljube Resistência e Liberdade

The Aljube Museum of Resistance and Freedom is a historical museum dedicated to the history and memory of the fight against dictatorship and the recognition of resistance in favor of freedom and democracy. As I said in a previous post, information about the ruthless savagery that was raging in Portugal was scarce and often did not go beyond the borders of the country. Therefore, this museum provides very well-selected information and enables every visitor to get acquainted with this period of Portuguese history.

Museum Aljube Resistência e Liberdade
Museum Aljube Resistência e Liberdade room
Museum Aljube Resistência e Liberdade people
Museum Aljube Resistência e Liberdade photo

The museum illustrates the general characteristics of the Portuguese dictatorial regime (1926-1974), its means of oppression against the population, the opposition’s response, semi-legal and illegal, as well as aspects of the anti-colonial struggle that led the military to overthrow the regime through a military coup in 1974.

Museum Aljube Resistência e Liberdade democracy
Museum Aljube Resistência e Liberdade 25 april

Useful information:

Work time:
Tuesday – Sunday: 10:00 – 18:00

Price:
Normal ticket: 3 €
Students: 1.50 €
Seniors: 1.50 €

Transportation:
Buses: 737
Metro: Baixa-Chiado Station or Terreiro do Paço Station

Museu Calouste Gulbenkian

The Calouste Gulbenkian Museum is one of the most specific museums. It was a personal collection of the Armenian businessman Calust Gulbenkian, who was a connoisseur of art. Banished by his own country, he decided to transfer his wealth to Portugal. That way, nowadays his properties are turned into museums and he even has a scholarship through his foundation, which was born out of his wealth and love of art and science.

Museu Calouste Gulbenkian instalation
Museu Calouste Gulbenkian

The permanent exhibition that we can see in the museum today reflects the multifaceted artistic interest of the founder Calost Gulbenkian and includes a wide range of art objects from all eras. The exhibition is organized chronologically and geographically and begins with Egyptian, Greek and Roman exhibits and continues with Islamic, Armenian and Far Eastern art. It also includes European paintings and sculptures from the 15th century, with special emphasis on Guardi and Lalique. Highlights include works by Rembrandt (Portrait of an Old Man), Monet (Still Life with Melon) and Manet (Soap Bubbles).

Museu Calouste Gulbenkian art
Museu Calouste Gulbenkian painting

Useful information:

Work time:
Tuesday – Sunday: 10:00 – 18:00

Price:
Normal ticket: 10 €
Students: 5 €
Seniors: 5 €

Transportation:
Buses: 716, 726, 756 (Av. De Berna), 746 (Av. António Augusto de Aguiar) and 713, 742 (Rua Marquês da Fronteira).
Metro: São Sebastião Station (red and blue line) and Praça de Espanha (blue line).

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Hungarian’s most iconic building ✨ I am sure Hungarian’s most iconic building ✨

I am sure that when someone hears about Hungary one of the first thing that pops in their mind is the building of the Parliament and for a reason. It is one of the most beautiful administrative buildings in the world! 🤩

Building this impressive edifice took 17 years, from 1885 to 1902, based on the design by the architect Imre Steindl. Richly decorated, both inside and out, was inspired by the Houses of Parliament in London, thus it was designed in Neo-Gothic style, although it also bears Renaissance and Baroque stylistic flourishes. The third largest parliament in the world, it was built on the 1000th anniversary of the foundation of the state of Hungary. 🤓

Nowadays you can visit the building with a special tour that will show you the most significant places inside and explain you details about the evolution and roles that this place took part in, in the past and now. 👀

#Budapest #building #architecture
Budapest – The little Paris 👀 Many people de Budapest – The little Paris 👀

Many people describe the Hungarian capital as the little Paris but the question is – is it really? 🤔

The answer is yes, in a very strange way. While exploring Budapest I could see the resembling style and symbol of East Europe but at the same time I could feel the Western influence in the buildings, atmosphere and in the overall view. 🧐

The city is a unique mix of both Europes, showing an interesting and intriguing side of the cultural treasure that our continent has. But probably one of the most important events that marked this place is when Budapest became officially a city in 1873, when the three neighbouring cities of Pest, Buda and Óbuda united.  The unification was extremely important and lead to a rapid development of the city that we can see nowadays. 🤓

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