Location: Chiado & Carmo
Top Things to do in Chiado & Carmo
Things to do in Lisbon, Central Portugal: The Best Museums
The museums of Lisbon celebrate the rich history and culture of this Portuguese capital city. The Maritime Museum is perfect for kids (and grown-ups!) who adore all things nautical, while the Casa-Museu Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves is a hidden gem of colorful artwork. To fully appreciate the city’s dramatic stone architecture you can take a guided walking tour, or customize your own tour, making sure to visit the Padrao dos Descobrimentos, the Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, and the UNESCO World Heritage site the Torre de Belem.
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1. Museu da Filigrana
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 37 reviews
Free Entrance - The Filigree Museum, located at Largo de São Carlos, in Lisbon, presents the ancestral art of filigree manufacture in Portugal. It is the first Portuguese museum exclusively dedicated to filigree.
Reviewed By jazzfizzcat
A fantastic little museum dedicated to the art of filigree jewellery making in the heart of Lisbon. They take you through the history and from time to time have live demonstrations as well.
2. Atelier Natalia Gromicho
3. Igreja de Sao Roque
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4.5 based on 2,078 reviews
Reviewed By eddg2019
Taken together, the Church and Museum of Saint Roque are among Lisbon’s most important artistic, cultural, and historic repositories. In addition to the main altar, the church is noteworthy for its side chapels, particularly that of St. John the Baptist with its central mosaic panel that looks like a painting on canvas, the gilt wood Chapel of Our Lady of Doctrine, and the tile work of the Chapel of São Roque. The painted ceiling is the only one extent from the Mannerist period. The adjoining museum houses one of the most important collections of sacred art, which includes paintings, sculpture, metalwork, reliquaries, altar frontals, and the treasure of the Chapel of Saint John the Baptist.
4. Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporanea
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4.5 based on 4 reviews
5. Carmo Archaeological Museum
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4.5 based on 2,806 reviews
The Carmo Archaeological Museum is situated in the ruins of the old Church of Santa Maria do Carmo, founded in 1389 by D. Nuno Alvares Pereira. This church was known as one of the most beautiful Gothic temples in Lisbon until the earthquake of 1755, which caused serious damage to the building and destroyed almost all of its religious-artistic contents. Its re-construction began in an experimental Gothic style in 1756 and stopped in 1834, when the religious orders were abolished in Portugal. In 1863, royal architect, Joaquim Possidonio da Silva, founded the Portuguese Civil Architects Association. About one year later, in 1864, the Carmo Archaeological Museum was installed there for the storage and display of important sculptures from old ruined buildings. Curing the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. the museum houses a collection which dates from Pre-History to the present day and shows the way people have thought and felt in different areas of culture throughout the ages.
Reviewed By 958LauraH - El Dorado Hills, United States
This ancient gothic church is roofless, and open to the sky. It is however, quite beautiful. We visited on a sunny day which was perfect for photos. There is also a small but interesting museum attached to it.
6. Museum of National Republican Guard
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4.5 based on 99 reviews
Reviewed By Matthew303 - Geneva, Switzerland
The National Republican Guard (GNR) is effectively Portugal's rural police, with some additional specialist functions. This museum at the GNR headquarters gives an insight into the work and history of the GNR as well as the events of modern Portuguese history, such as the "Carnation Revolution" of 25 April 1974 - when the leaders of the pre-1974 dictatorship became trapped within this building and eventually surrendered. Explanatory notices are in both English and Portuguese. Fascinating for anyone interested in policing and/or in modern Portuguese history. Once inside, some stairs need to be climbed to reach the museum but a lift is available on request for wheelchair users.
7. Museu de Sao Roque
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4.0 based on 94 reviews
Reviewed By kurteg - Lenexa, United States
The museum was not on my radar, but it is well worth the 2.5 Euro and your time. Lots of reliquaries, statues and paintings. Don’t bypass this if you appreciate the church!
8. Guarda Nacional Republicana Museum
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4.0 based on 21 reviews
9. Museu do Chiado
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3.5 based on 153 reviews
This is the Portuguese national gallery of contemporary art, focusing on Portuguese artists but also containing masterworks by Rodin and other. Nineteenth and 20th century Portuguese contemporary art forms the main collection.
Reviewed By susankavanagh - Portsmouth, United Kingdom
I visited this museum primarily because it was a rainy day and I wanted to go somewhere I had not been before. I'm giving it an "excellent" rating because personally I very much enjoyed the visit. Of course, whether you do or not depends on your taste in art - it contains works from the mid 19th century to the present day - and also on what temporary exhibitions are operating when you visit. Personally I like art from the early 20th century onwards. I was particularly impressed by the temporary exhibitions, one exploring gender identity and the other art in electronic media. The museum is housed in an old monastery so the building itself is quite interesting. There is a café which I did not explore and a small sculpture garden.
10. Brisa Galeria
Contemporary Art Gallery. Exhibitions of international artists.
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