5 Museums near OnJ Lisbon you can visit virtually

Margarida Mendes
OnJApartments
Published in
3 min readMay 25, 2020

We recommend 5 of the most visited museums in Lisbon for an virtual tour that you won´t want to miss!

National Tile Museum

National Tile Museum — Portugal, Lisbon
Flickr Pedro Caetano

The museum’s collection presents decorative tiles from the second half of the 15th century to the present day. In addition to tiles, it includes ceramics, porcelain, and earthenware from the 19th to the 20th century.

Be impressed by the beauty of the Madre de Deus Convent: in the Madre de Deus Church take the opportunity to look at the Noble Sacristy, which is normally closed to the public, only to be visited in special situations.

Virtual Tour

Lisbon National Museum of Natural History and Science

Lisbon National Museum of Natural History and Science
Flickr Teresa Santos

Travel through history in your visit to this museum. You will observe the last great chemistry laboratory of the nineteenth century, the Laboratory Chimico. Then pass through the magnificent Amphitheatre and pay a visit to the Visitable Reserve, where you can see the impressive collections of chemicals. After a trip to the cloisters, you can visit the exhibitions Memory of the Polytechnic and the Naturalists collections in the Whale Room.

Virtual Tour

National Museum of Ancient Art

National Museum of Ancient Art — Portugal, Lisbon
Flickr Vitor Oliveira

This museum has the most important public collection of Portuguese art, ranging from paintings to sculptures, gold and cutlery. It is also home to decorative arts from Europe, Africa and the Far East.

With over 40,000 items, the collection boasts the largest number of painting, sculpture and decorative arts, classified as “national treasures”. These important works of art are part of the world’s artistic heritage.

Virtual Tour

National Museum of Contemporary Art

National Museum of Contemporary Art — Portugal, Lisbon
Flickr Jaime Silva

The collection of the Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea do Chiado explores the history of Portuguese artists from the second half of the 19th century until today. Evolving temporary collections explore a wide range of modern Portuguese art including video, photography and media.

Virtual Tour

Calouste Gulbenkian Museum

Calouste Gulbenkian Museum

The virtual tour is a unique opportunity to discover the Museum, allowing you to visit the various galleries without leaving home. Explore the Founder’s Collection, one of the most important private collections of international art, and the most complete collection of 20th-century Portuguese art; the Modern Collection.

Virtual Tour

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