Lisbon - Museum of Decorative Arts Museu-Escola de Artes Decorativas

Must-see attractions nearby: Old Quarter Gulbenkian Museum Praça do Comércio St George's Castle Carmo Lift Igreja de Santa Engrácia / Panteao Igreja de Sao Vicente de Fora

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 forms here. The furniture is completed by wall hangings, silver work, porcelain, ceramics, collections of old books as well as some original tiling and ceiling paintings.

Part of the collection includes furnishings belonging to José I and his wife Maria: a bedroom and a children's room, both retained in the Manueline style. One of José I's coaches stands in the entrance hall. The museum contains a training workshop for craft workers, which is likewise affiliated to the foundation. Bookbinders, gilders and cabinet makers are trained here in traditional techniques.