Museu de Lagos Dr. José Formosinho — Attraction in Lagos

The artifacts and the information are interesting but the staff make you feel very unwelcome. I love history and have been to many museums and have never gotten that feeling before. It's only €3 per ticket so very well priced. You can't bring a bag in with you they keep them behind the front desk which I do understand but it's in a press as opposed to you getting your own locked box. They just give you a coloured key fob with number and mark your bag with the same. There are lots of staff walking around watching people but no one really helps or give and extra information. At one stage I put my hand on a table to read the small print on the art work of the main room and got quickly told to take my hand off the table. Now this isn't a historical artifact it's a modern round table specifically made to provide information. Then when collecting my bag the person that got if for me had a face on them of complete disgust. Wouldn't be in a hurry to go back there or recommend the place. The first lady that sold us the tickets though was lovely but didn't tell us to keep our tickets on us, so since I had to give up my bag I put the tickets in the bag so not to be carrying them around. And then a guy standing in front of the first exhibition asks for your ticket. I told him it was in my bag and he basically treated us like idiots. We were the only ones there at the time and he watched us buy...

Terrible experience even though the museum itself is good. For context I visited this museum in the middle of August with my pregnant wife during our visit to Lagos. We had paid for the tickets in advance and when we arrived at the museum we were greeted by a closed door and a long line of people, we soon realized that the door would open to let people leave and allow for others to enter, it should be noted that it was summer and it was hot with no shade. After 20-30 minutes in the heat they allowed us to enter and we were sent to the reception and they asked us to leave our bag in a shared cabinet. I asked for their complain book while my wife inquired why she wasn't allowed to get in with her water, reminding them about her condition. We weren't allowed to take the water and they registered out complain in the book without a care in the world. We went to visit the museum were we felt like we were being constantly watched by the staff. We took back our things and left. Interesting church with a rich history and really beautiful chapel but after the terrible conditions to enter the museum it ruined the...

An absolute gem, ruined by the intrusive staff.

We visited on a weekday and there were almost no other visitors, yet we were plagued by staff, some of whom followed us around as if we needed guidance. Or perhaps they thought we were terrorists? Certainly the latter could have been true as we were asked to deposit a small napsack at reception, presumably in case it contained an explosive device. Certainly with the staff's constant presence and chitter-chatter, they were at risk of an explosive outburst - from my mouth. Quite possibly 12 or 14 staff members milling around aimlessly, but merrily destroying any chance of our visit being described as peaceful or meditative.

They close for lunch. Presumably they need a rest from being bothersome...