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Wonderful collection and delicious food in the Cafeteria.

This is a small museum dedicated to the arts and antiques of East Asia, With an accent on the... read more

Reviewed 19 October 2023
BunclodySen1
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Jerusalem, Israel
This is a world class collection, Asia as seen by the first Europeans to travel there.

The Portuguese were the first Europeans to find their way to Asia by sea, and the collection shows... read more

Reviewed 30 July 2023
tomlinrm
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Singapore, Singapore
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Reviewed 2 May 2018

Totally worthed the visit.
Great material and perfect explanations about the works.
I recommend reserving 2 hours in order to see all.

Date of experience: April 2018
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Reviewed 21 April 2018 via mobile

I visited in mid April and the museum was virtually empty. This is a shame as it has some very interesting artefacts and there is a great story to tell about Portugal’s history in the East. The problem is that the panel texts are flat and dull and just give factual details of the piece. They don’t tell the fascinating and enlightening stories. We used the headphones for more information but this too was dull and uninteresting and we gave up on it.

Date of experience: April 2018
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Reviewed 19 March 2018 via mobile

If you come to Lisbon, you should visit this place. It is worth a visit! It has a large collection of pieces from China, Macau, Japan, Goa and former Portuguese India, East Timor, and so on.

Date of experience: March 2018
1  Thank Paulo A
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Reviewed 12 February 2018

We went on a weekday and had the place virtually to ourselves! Such a shame as they have a huge exhibition on of Chinese Opera. Lots of beautiful costumes and very well curated. It is vast and we borrowed a wheelchair.
The other floor has exhibits of the Portugese colonies. The English descriptions are in semi darkness though!

Be warned, if you are coming by public transport, the bus drops you in the middle of what looks like a dual carriageway surrounded by factories and the museum is not easy to find. It is over a road bridge with very steep steps.

Date of experience: February 2018
3  Thank NgFamilyLondon2013
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Reviewed 7 January 2018

The museum displays asian artifacts collected from mostly former Portugese colonies in the orient. Most interesting were the maps showing how much territory the Portugese held during the 15th - 18th centuries. Had an interesting collection of crucifixes, probably for export. Top floor had a collection of masks and costumes I assume used in Asian theatre productions.

Date of experience: March 2017
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