Lisbon Museums

The Archeology National Museum is situated in the west wing of the Jeronimos Monastery in the Belèm district and is open from 10 to 6 on a daily basis except on Mondays and Tuesday mornings. The museum was founded in 1893 by...

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Address: Museu Nacional de Arqueologia
Praça do Império. 1400 - 206
Lisbon
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The Artes Decorativas Portuguesas is a brilliant museum and school of decorative arts in Lisbon, Portugal. It is operated by the Fundação Ricardo do Espírito Santo Silva and displays a wide...

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Fundacao Amalia Rodrigues was a Fado diva and the most popular singers in the history of Portugal. Amalia was born to a poor family but due to her unique musical expression her name reigns to the whole world. Most of her songs...

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Address: Rua de Sao Bento 193 Lisbon Portugal
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The Gulbenkian Museum is a museum situated in Lisbon and contains an impressive collection of ancient and modern art. This museum was founded as per the last will of Calouste Gulbenkian for accommodating and displaying his art...

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Address: Av de Berna,
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The Maritime Museum is located at north-west wings of the Jeronimos monastery and has an interesting collection of historical naval displays and artifacts.  The museum was founded by King Luis on 22nd July 1863. ...

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Address: Praca do Imperio Lisbon, Portugal.
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The Museu Calouste Gulbenkian is one of Lisbon’s star attractions for those of us interested in history and art and in the wonders that we have preserved in museums throughout the centuries. This one is...

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The Museum of Chiado was founded in 1911 as the National Museum of Contemporary Art and is located at the centre of Lisbon. It was again redesigned in 1994 by Jean Michel Willmotte French....

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Address: R. Serpa Pinto 4, Lisbon,Portugal
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The Museu do Fado or the Fado Museum is a modern museum (1998) dedicated to the portugese guitar and Fado, which is a Portugese musical genre that traces its roots to the early 1820s and is characterized by mournful tunes and...

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For all those interested in military paraphernalia, military hardware no-less, and on a grand scale, the Museu Militar de Lisboa (Military Museum of Lisbon) must be a destination of great import. Located on the...

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The National Coach Museum of Lisbon, Portugal is one of the most impressive and most visited attractions in the city.  It is impressive in not only its holdings but in its setting.  The museum is housed...

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The Oceanarium in Lisbon, Portugal is an aquarium dedicated to the ocean.

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Address: Esplanada D. Carlos I
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The museum of the Azulejos is one of the best in Lisbon.The Museum National Azulejo is situated in one of the most beautiful monuments of Lisbon, namely the Madre de Deus Convent and is open from 2 to 6 on Tuesday and 10 to 6 from...

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Address: Rua da Madre de Deus, 4
1900-312 Lisboa
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