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Lisbon MUSEUMS
 
Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
Ancient Art Museum
Berardo Museum of Modern Art
Design & Fashion Museum
Modern Art Center
The Tile Museum
Coaches Museum
Maritime Museum
Archaeology Museum
Chiado Museum
The City Museum
Decorative Arts Museum
Anastácio Gonçalves Museum
Medeiros e Almeida Museum
Arpad Szenes-Vieira da Silva Museum
Interactive Science Museum
Carmo Church Archeological Museum
São Roque Sacred Art Museum
Aqueduct-Mãe d'Agua Water Museum
Saint Anthony Church and Museum
Fado Museum
Military Museum
Roman Theater and Museum
Marionette Museum
Lisbon Museums
 


Tile Museum Despite its somewhat out-of-the-way location (best reached by taxi), this delightful museum is well worth a visit, presenting five centuries of decorative ceramic tiles or azulejos, tracing the history and production of the art form.

Its collection is the only of its kind in the world, and contains a splendid array of tiles from as early as the 15th century along with displays on how they're made. Madre de Deus Convent It is housed in the monastic buildings of the Madre de Deus Convent, which after renovation following the Great Earthquake had its interior turned into one of the most magnificent in the city. The splendor and opulence of the chapel dedicated to St. Anthony and the chapter house is particularly impressive. Noteworthy amid the rich decoration are panels in the ceiling with gilt frames set with paintings, including portraits of King João III and his queen, Catherine of Austria. Several other glorious paintings in the church depict the life of saints, and filling the main vault are scenes from the Life of the Virgin.

18th century Lisbon on tiles in the Tile Museum The highlight of the museum is a blue and white composition of 1300 tiles, 23m (75ft) in length, of Lisbon's cityscape made in 1738, prior to the Great Earthquake, and reputedly the country's longest tile piece.

There's also a good café-restaurant and a gift shop that sells tile reproductions.

Where: Rua Madre de Deus, 4 Alfama
How: Taxi or buses 718 or 742
When: 10AM-6PM (Wed.-Sun.), 2PM-6PM (Tues.) (Closed Mondays)
What: www.mnazulejo-ipmuseus.pt

Sights Nearby
Fado Museum - The story of the national music.
Military Museum - A testament to the country's battles.
Doca do Jardim do Tabaco - Sleek restaurants and club on the waterfront.

   

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