This is a small museum dedicated to the arts and antiques of East Asia, With an accent on the... read more
This is a small museum dedicated to the arts and antiques of East Asia, With an accent on the... read more
The Portuguese were the first Europeans to find their way to Asia by sea, and the collection shows... read more
A great museum with a great collection and very well needed in Lisbon. It's in a great location but kind of far from the city center.
We went to the Museu do Oriente during a tour around Lisbon. This was a coffee stop, but we were also able to gain entrance. The art was wonderful and very unique
Attended a business event and the organizers provided tickets for the museum. Great idea and learned a lot - not surprising given Portuguese historical engagement in the Orient.
Well worth including on any visit to the city.
While we are approaching Tower de Belem, we see Museu do Oriente on Avenida Brasilia. As such we enter to view the displays inside. Worth a visit if you have preliminary ideas on the history of Asian countries.
Totally worthed the visit.
Great material and perfect explanations about the works.
I recommend reserving 2 hours in order to see all.
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.