Lisbon - Museum of Decorative Arts

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Museum of Decorative Arts Description

(Local Name: Museu-Escola de Artes Decorativas) The 17th C. former city palace of the Count of Azurara stands on the Largo das Portas do Sol and currently houses the Museum of Decorative Art. The banker Ricardo do Espirito Santo Silva, whose family was one of the richest in Portugal, acquired the palace in 1947 and donated his collection to be the museum.

Portugal's most important furniture collection can be viewed here during a guided tour. Valuable wooden Portuguese, French and English furniture dating from the 16th to the 19th C. are presented in suitable surroundings. Bedrooms, dining rooms, function rooms, music rooms and dressing rooms from different eras have been reconstructed in their original

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Hobbies & Activities category: Castle, chateau, palace; Decorative arts display; Fabrics, textiles, costumes exhibits; Furniture display; Glass, porcelain, pottery exhibit; Gold, silver, metalworking exhibit

Address

Museum of Decorative Arts
Largo das Portas do Sol, 2
1100-411 Lisboa
Lisbon
Portugal

Hours



Open	10:00	Closed	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00
Closed	17:00		17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00

Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1) Easter - Christian May Day / Labor Day (May 1) Christmas - Christian (December 25)