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Museu Nacional de Arqueologia
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The National Museum of Archaeology is the largest archaeological museum in Portugal and one of the most important museums devoted to ancient art found in the Iberian Peninsula. Located in Lisbon, the museum was founded in 1893 by the archaeologist José Leite de Vasconcelos.
Nearby attractions
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Praça do Império 1400-206 Lisboa, Portugal
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Praça do Império, Santa Maria de Belém, 1400-206 Lisboa, Portugal
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Praça do Império, 1449-003 Lisboa, Portugal
Museum of Contemporary Art – MAC/CCB
Praça do Império, 1449-003 Lisboa, Portugal
Praça do Império Garden
Praça do Império, 1400-206 Lisboa, Portugal
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Av. Brasília, 1400-038 Lisboa, Portugal
Marine Planetarium
Empire Square, Praça do Império, Santa Maria de Belém, 1400-206 Lisboa, Portugal
Tropical Botanical Garden
Largo dos Jerónimos, 1400-209 Lisboa, Portugal
Popular Art Museum
Av. Brasília 202, 1400-038 Lisboa, Portugal
Garden Vasco da Gama
R. Vieira Portuense, 1300-571 Lisboa, Portugal
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Cafetaria do Museu de Marinha
Museu de Marinha, Praça do Império, Santa Maria de Belém, 1400-206 Lisboa, Portugal
Este Oeste
Praça do Império 1449 - 003, 1449-003 Lisboa, Portugal
Nosolo Italia
Avenida Brasília, Letra P.L. Nº202, 1400-038 Lisboa, Portugal
Portugália Cervejaria Belém
Edifício Espelho d’Água, Av. Brasília S/N, 1400-038 Lisboa, Portugal
Sauvage CCB
Fundação Centro Cultural de Belém, Sauvage, Praça do Império CCB, 1449-003 Lisboa, Portugal
ÚNICO - Restaurante Orgânico Lisboa, CCB
Centro Cultural de Belém, Praça do Império PISO 1, 1449-003 Lisboa, Portugal
Focacceria BM | Bread Maniacs
R. Dom Lourenço de Almeida 3A, 1400-124 Lisboa, Portugal
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R. de Belém 126, 1300-086 Lisboa, Portugal
Honorato Belém
R. de Belém 116 118, 1300-086 Lisboa, Portugal
McDonald's Belém
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Doca do Bom Sucesso, 1400-038 Lisboa, Portugal
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Ver Belém Suites
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Hotel Belém Tejo
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Palácio do Governador
R. Bartolomeu Dias 117, 1400-030 Lisboa, Portugal
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R. dos Jerónimos 54 1400, 1400-270 Lisboa, Portugal
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Museu Nacional de Arqueologia

Praça do Império, 1400-026 Lisboa, Portugal
4.1(672)
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The National Museum of Archaeology is the largest archaeological museum in Portugal and one of the most important museums devoted to ancient art found in the Iberian Peninsula. Located in Lisbon, the museum was founded in 1893 by the archaeologist José Leite de Vasconcelos.

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attractions: Jerónimos Monastery, Museu de Marinha, Centro Cultural de Belém, Museum of Contemporary Art – MAC/CCB, Praça do Império Garden, Padrão dos Descobrimentos, Marine Planetarium, Tropical Botanical Garden, Popular Art Museum, Garden Vasco da Gama, restaurants: Cafetaria do Museu de Marinha, Este Oeste, Nosolo Italia, Portugália Cervejaria Belém, Sauvage CCB, ÚNICO - Restaurante Orgânico Lisboa, CCB, Focacceria BM | Bread Maniacs, Pão Pão Queijo Queijo, Honorato Belém, McDonald's Belém
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museunacionalarqueologia.gov.pt

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Nearby attractions of Museu Nacional de Arqueologia

Jerónimos Monastery

Museu de Marinha

Centro Cultural de Belém

Museum of Contemporary Art – MAC/CCB

Praça do Império Garden

Padrão dos Descobrimentos

Marine Planetarium

Tropical Botanical Garden

Popular Art Museum

Garden Vasco da Gama

Jerónimos Monastery

Jerónimos Monastery

4.5

(20K)

Closed
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Museu de Marinha

Museu de Marinha

4.5

(5.3K)

Closed
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Centro Cultural de Belém

Centro Cultural de Belém

4.6

(8.1K)

Open 24 hours
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Museum of Contemporary Art – MAC/CCB

Museum of Contemporary Art – MAC/CCB

4.5

(3.4K)

Open 24 hours
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Nearby restaurants of Museu Nacional de Arqueologia

Cafetaria do Museu de Marinha

Este Oeste

Nosolo Italia

Portugália Cervejaria Belém

Sauvage CCB

ÚNICO - Restaurante Orgânico Lisboa, CCB

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Pão Pão Queijo Queijo

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Cafetaria do Museu de Marinha

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Este Oeste

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Nosolo Italia

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O Museu Nacional de Arqueologia (MNA) é o principal museu nacional de âmbito arqueológico em Portugal. Localizado em Lisboa, o museu foi fundado em 1893 por iniciativa de José Leite de Vasconcelos. O museu situa-se na ala ocidental do Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, onde ficava o antigo dormitório do Mosteiro, nas instalações oitocentistas em estilo neomanuelino, cedida por decisão governamental de 20 de novembro de 1900, iniciando-se a sua transferência em 1903 e abrindo portas em 1906.

O MNA resulta do esforço de José Leite de Vasconcelos (1858-1941) para criar um “Museu do Homem Português”. Com o patrocínio de Bernardino Machado, foi criado, por decreto régio de 20 de dezembro de 1893, como “Museu Ethnographico Português”. Como instituição centenária, esteve subordinada ao longo dos anos a diversas entidades e viu a sua designação alterar-se por quatro vezes, denominando-se, desde 1989, Museu Nacional de Arqueologia do Dr. Leite de Vasconcelos.

Em mais de um século de existência, este Museu constituiu-se a instituição de referência da Arqueologia Portuguesa com correspondência regular com museus, universidades e centros de investigação em todo o Mundo.

Foi concebido por José Leite de Vasconcelos para ser o “Museu do Homem Português”, sonho que se intensificou com a sua investigação arqueológica.

Para José Leite de Vasconcelos,

"o que pois principalmente se deve buscar no Museu é o methodo scientifico da classificação e do arrumo, de modo que os objectos fallem, por assim dizer, mais á intelligencia do visitante do que aos olhos. Não se estranhe por isso se, ao lado de um bello instrumento de sílex, de osso ou marfim, se vir um caco, ou se ao pé de uma estatua de marmore estiver uma inscripção partida: é que ás vezes, só por um caco, pela natureza da sua pasta, pela sua superficie alisada ou tosca, pelo seu bôrdo, pela sua ornamentação, póde determinar-se uma data e uma filiação histórica; e só pelo fragmento de uma epigraphe póde também resolver-se um problema importante, a exacta situação de um oppidum, a decifração de um texto litterario obscuro, a restituição de uma palavra, ou até de uma língua antiga".

Como instituição centenária esteve subordinada ao longo dos anos a diversas entidades e viu a sua designação alterar-se por quatro vezes, denominando-se, desde 1989, por Museu Nacional de Arqueologia do Dr. Leite de Vasconcelos.

Os diretores que se lhe seguiram apoiaram a realização de escavações arqueológicas cujo espólio reverteu para o museu mas empenharam-se, sobretudo, no estudo do acervo que havia sido acumulado sem, no entanto, ter sido tratado, abrindo as coleções do MNA “para estudo e publicação, por arqueólogos e licenciados em história, com elaboração de teses sobre, no todo, ou em parte, materiais inéditos guardados no Museu”.

O MNA continua hoje com a mesma vocação básica, ou seja, contar a história do povoamento do nosso território, desde as origens até à fundação da nacionalidade. Aí se encontra o principal centro de investigação arqueológica de Portugal: pelas coleções de que dispõe, pelos recursos técnicos que possui, pelo próprio espaço que ocupa no Mosteiro dos Jerónimos (verdadeiro centro de confluência de nacionais e estrangeiros, com especial relevo para as escolas do País, que anualmente procuram o serviço educativo do Museu).

O MNA dispõe de diversos serviços orientados para o cumprimento das funções museológicas previstas na Lei-Quadro dos Museus Portugueses , de onde se destaca o Serviço de Inventário e Coleções, que procede à organização sistemática e à gestão das coleções de acordo com necessidades de investigação, bem como de exposições e cedência de bens culturais, e o Laboratório de Conservação e Restauro , que intervém sobretudo em bens culturais do MNA, ou que integrem exposições ali patentes, e efetua a monitorização das condições atmosféricas dos espaços expositivos.

O Museu apresenta as Antiguidades Egípcias e os Tesouros da Arqueologia Portuguesa, como exposições permanentes, e, frequentemente, organiza exposições temporárias sobre...

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2.0
7y

This museum is not worth 5€ per adult. As an archaeologist that also works at a museum I might have other perspectives about this then others. But the production of the exhibitions are outdated and is more akin to how museums showed their collections in the 60s and 70s. That is to have as many objects as possible in display cases with dry explanations of what objekt you are looking at. Today exhibitions tend to be more narrative driven. With more explanations and questions asked like Why was the object used? Why is it important and so forth. But no the only answers you get when looking at a stone axe is "Stone axe: Neolithic period" Disappointing and I hope they modernise soon.

Also it is very hot in most of the museum except the small egypt exhibition. And...

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4.0
4y

The COVID protocols caused the ticket line to be unnecessarily long (and ironically COVID unsafe). Guests were forced to use ticket machines, one at a time, that take a while longer to navigate than the regular ticket desk. It took 45 minutes for approximately the 12 people in front of us to purchase tickets. I can't imagine how long it took for the 100+ that were in line by the time we left.

I can think of a dozen ways to move people through faster without jeopardizing COVID safety.

The archeology museum is ok. It's not as Portuguese centric as I expected. The Roman era is interesting.

The St Jerome monestery, which uses the same ticket line, is spectacular. The architecture and stone artistry of the building and church are as gorgeous as...

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Raj VinjamuriRaj Vinjamuri
Get your tickets to the Monestary here! If you have time, this is a decent museum to get a sample of Portugal's past. It helps you compare and contrast to other places, as there are Roman, Egyptian, and other artifacts in this small museum. If you are here for less than three days, you may choose other more notable museums/sights (like the amazing neighboring Monastery and Cathedral). I wish there were clearer expectations of what is exhibited in the signage outside. The exhibits were nice, but not extensive nor expansive. The history of jewelery was my highlight. If you have visited Rome or Cairo before, you will not be impressed. You will leave more knowledgeable on Portugal though!
Mohammad AlanziMohammad Alanzi
Small meusum with three sections: Egyptian antiquities, treasures of Portuguese archaeology and Religions of Lusitania(Portugal during the Roman era). The Egyptian antiquities part is all in Portuguese and no English but photography is allowed. The treasure of Portuguese archeology is photography prohibited but English is included. Only the Lusitania part is where you can take photos and it has English text support. Less than half an hour to see the whole meusum. I don't think it's worth the time. Only because it's located next to the Jerónimos Monastery I decided to see it.
Cozma ValentinCozma Valentin
An informative small museum housed in the Jeronimos Monastery. It is not very large, but there are some interactive exhibits that allow you to touch certain ancient artefacts. The Stone Age and Roman era sections are quite well done. To enter the section with the gold artefacts one must go through security and put phones in clear plastic bags. There is no real need for this level of security (gold is not affected by cameras) and the actual artefacts are less impressive than in many other museums.
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Get your tickets to the Monestary here! If you have time, this is a decent museum to get a sample of Portugal's past. It helps you compare and contrast to other places, as there are Roman, Egyptian, and other artifacts in this small museum. If you are here for less than three days, you may choose other more notable museums/sights (like the amazing neighboring Monastery and Cathedral). I wish there were clearer expectations of what is exhibited in the signage outside. The exhibits were nice, but not extensive nor expansive. The history of jewelery was my highlight. If you have visited Rome or Cairo before, you will not be impressed. You will leave more knowledgeable on Portugal though!
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Small meusum with three sections: Egyptian antiquities, treasures of Portuguese archaeology and Religions of Lusitania(Portugal during the Roman era). The Egyptian antiquities part is all in Portuguese and no English but photography is allowed. The treasure of Portuguese archeology is photography prohibited but English is included. Only the Lusitania part is where you can take photos and it has English text support. Less than half an hour to see the whole meusum. I don't think it's worth the time. Only because it's located next to the Jerónimos Monastery I decided to see it.
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An informative small museum housed in the Jeronimos Monastery. It is not very large, but there are some interactive exhibits that allow you to touch certain ancient artefacts. The Stone Age and Roman era sections are quite well done. To enter the section with the gold artefacts one must go through security and put phones in clear plastic bags. There is no real need for this level of security (gold is not affected by cameras) and the actual artefacts are less impressive than in many other museums.
Cozma Valentin

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