Lisbon museums

The Tile Museum

The Design and Fashion Museum

Marionette Museum

The National Museum of Archaeology

The Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
The Calouste Gulbenkian museum is a world class museum. A collection that spans many centuries. The ancient world is well represented. In the museum can be found islamic art, glassware, European art and lots more. Avenida de Berna 45 (35 21 795 02 36).

Museu da Cidade
The city museum shows the history of Lisbon.
Campo Grande 245 (21 751 3200).

Ethnographical Museum
Founded in 1892 with a collection of sculptures, ceramics, textiles and masks collected from formere Portuguese colonies and around the country. Rua das Portas de Santo Antao 100 ( 21 342 5068).

Military Museum
The military museum is housed in a 17th Century weapons factory and provides stories and relics of wars going back to Napolean times.
Largo do Museu do Artilharia (35 21 884 2569).

Musea da Agua
The Water Museum is housed in the original Lisbon pumping station. Inside the museum are four large steam engines that were used as pumps. Rua do Alviela, 112 Santa Apolonia (21 810 0215).

Museu da Electricidade
A technology museum inside a former power station. Avenida de Brasilia, Belem (21 363 1646).

Museu das Communicacoes
Mail coaches, telephone equipment going back to 1810. Rua do Instituto Industrial 16 (21 393 5106).

Museu da Farmacia
An Pharmaceutical museum with a collection of medical items that go back many hundred's of years. Rua Marechal Saldanha 1, Santa Catarina (21 340 0600).

Museu da Marioneta
The Puppet Museum has puppets from around the world. Convento da Bernarda, Rua da Esperanca. (21 394 2810).

Museu da Musica
A collection of musical instruments dating back to the 16ty Century. Alto dos Moinhos, Benfica (21 771 0990).

Museu-Escola de Artes Decorativas
A collection of 16th and 17th Century furniture. Largo das Portas do Sol 2 (21 888 1991).

Museu Nacional de Arqueologia
The Archaelogoical museum has a good Egyptian collection. Praca do Imperio, Belem (21 362 0000).

Museu Nacional do Azulejo
The Tile Museum is in an old convent with tile murals. The museum provides an insight to the development of Portuguese azulejos gong back to the 15th Century. Rua da Madre de Deus 4, Madre de Deus (21 810 0340).

Museu do Teatro Romana
The Roman Theatre museum is a Roman amphitheatre. Paito do Ajube, 5 Rua Augusto Rosa (21 751 3200).

Museu do Teatro
The theatre museum has a large collection of costumes, stage designs, and manuscripts. Estrada do Lumiar 10, Lumiar (21 756 7410).

Museu do Traje
The Costume museum is housed in the Palacio de Angela Palmela. Largo Julio Castillo 2, Estrada do Lumiar (21 759 0318).

Museu Nacional dos Coches
A collection of horse drawn coaches in an 18th century riding hall. Praca Afonso de Albuquerque (21 361 0850).

Science Museum
The Science museum has interactive exhibits and a planetarium. Rua da Escola Politecnica (21 392 1808).

The Naval Museum
Founded by King Luís in 1863 a collection of Portuguese Royal Navy vessels. Praca do Imperio, Belem, 1400 Lisboa (35 21 36 200 10).

Wax Museum
A wax museum with celebrities and models to show Portuguese history. Passeio Marítima da Alcântara, Armazém 2 (35 21 397 90 95).