Museums
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MAAT Lisbon |
Art, Architecture & Technology
This project by the EDP Foundation is much more than its acronym. MAAT’s architectural lines struck the city at its 2016 launch, and now justifies regular pilgrimages to the area of Belém. If nothing else, the structured designed by British architect Amanda Levete, combined with a sunset backdrop, makes a killer pic to share on social media. But of course you shouldn’t stop there: I recommend consulting the agenda for information on permanent and temporary exhibitions.
Oceanarium
The Oceanário de Lisboa is a large public aquarium whose prestige is widely recognised, not only in Lisbon and Portugal, but also across the world. Visited by approximately 1 million people every year, the Oceanário is the most popular cultural attraction in Portugal.
https://www.oceanario.pt/
MUDE - Museu do Design e da Moda
Items range from a radio designed by the Castiglioni brothers and a giant lamp by Gaetano Pesce to furniture by Le Corbusier and clothing by Gautier... and even an audio cassette player.
Museu Nacional do Azulejo
A magnificent convent from the 1500s is now also a museum that's unique in the world in showcasing tile art. Found mostly in Mediterranean cultures, tilework is Portugal's national art, and this museum is one of the country's most singular attractions.
Museu Coleção Berardo
All of the modern art movements are represented in this acclaimed collection which includes works by Andy Warhol, Picasso, Francis Bacon, Dali, and Paula Rego, among other great artists.
The most visited museum in Lisbon. Open every day, has Free Admission on Saturdays, all day.
Museu Calouste Gulbenkian
Because he collected "only the best," Calouste Gulbenkian's is recognized as one of the world's best private art collections. Everything you see is a masterpiece, from old masters such as Rembrandt and Rubens, to Lalique jewelry, to Egyptian and Greco-Roman art.
https://gulbenkian.pt/museu/en/
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga
The story of the first contacts between the Old and the New worlds, and the cultural mix of the East and the West, is told through the art in Portugal's national gallery.
National
Coach Museum
The Coach Museum claims to have the world's largest and most valuable collection of horse-drawn coaches - 45 of them in all. The oldest, used by Spanish incomer Philip II (Philip III of Spain) in the early 17th century, was outwardly austere so as not to stoke resentment among his new subjects, but plush inside. The art of coach-making reached its height in three Italian Baroque confections sent to Pope Clement XI by Dom João V; even their wheels are elaborately carved.
