Ancient Art National Museum (Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga)

Discover the most relevant art museum in Lisbon and wonder on its history.

Ancient Art National Museum © V. Oliveira

The Ancient Art National Museum (Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga) is constituted by one of the most relevant museums from the XII and XIX centuries in Portugal.

From the interior of this magnificent museum you might discover paintings, sculpture, drawings and many other valuable art pieces from europe and asia.

Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisboa, Portugal

Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga ©Hugo M.Carriço

The building that houses the museum already holds a troubled history. It was first a convent (on the XVII century) from the famous Távora family, executed by Marquês de Pombal, a palace and then a Fine Arts and Archaeologic museum, inaugurated in 1884. In 1911 it was instituted the Ancient Art National Museum directed by José Figueiredo.

This museum exposes more than 2200 national and european paintings, 3200 jewelry pieces from Portugal and France, 1700 furniture pieces, 7500 pieces in portuguese, european and asian porcelain as well as 4500 pieces of fabric.

If you’re interested in history and european paintings don’t hesitate on visiting this valuable and unique museum.

More information:

Address:

Rua das Janelas Verdes, Lisboa

Price:

General Admission: €6
Children 12 or younger: Free
Donation tickets for conservation of Portuguese heritage: €2, €5 or €10
Visitors over 65 years old, youth card holders, student card holders, and family tickets (4 or more related visitors): 50% discount
Disabled visitors and one companion: 60% discount
Group bookings of more than 250 tickets: 7.5% to 15% discount

Free admission:
Portuguese citizens and residents on Sundays and holidays until 14:00
Unemployed residents of the European Union

Schedule:

Tuesdays to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00
Closed Mondays, 1 January, Easter Sunday, 1 May, 13 June and 25 December

Telephone:

(+351) 21 397 3703

How to get here:

Bus: 713, 714, 727.

Website:

www.museudearteantiga.pt

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Mapa Interactivo:

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Portugal Travel is an organization of Portuguese agencies whose objectives are:

✓ To make Portugal, its culture and its heritage known.
✓ To promote sustainable tourism.

In collaboration with:

Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril

Turismo de Portugal