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Discovering The Brilliance and Humour in Bordalo Pinheiro Museum

March 27, 2019 getLISBON

The Bordalo Pinheiro Museum is, on its own, considered the most fun museum of Lisbon… and it may well be true!Brilliance and humour usually go hand in hand and Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro (1846-1905) is a good example of this.The diversified, unmistakable and unique work of this artist is here represented in a collection that brings together countless works that take us from the world of caricature and illustration to the world of ceramics. And there are many pieces that make us smile!We are, among many other things, going to find out how this museum was born and what you should…

Discovering The Dermatology Collection of the Capuchos Hospital

March 20, 2019 getLISBON

Today we’ll be testing your emotions! We’re going to present you the important and impressive Dermatology Collection of the Capuchos Hospital.But what does this dermatology collection consist of?It is constituted by diverse documentation, scientific literature and equipment, but the most surprising to the visitors are undoubtedly the wax models. These are representations of dermatological lesions directly cast from patients, destined for the teaching of medicine.This is a valuable documentary collection for research in the history of science, health and even of art and heritage. The Use of Wax: Precious Horrors Wax mask of the Dermatology Collection of the Capuchos Hospital…

Discovering The Museum of Portuguese Decorative Arts

December 5, 2018 getLISBON

Right outside of Alfama neighbourhood, installed in the Azurara Palace, we can find the Museum of Portuguese Decorative Arts (Museu de Artes Decorativas Portuguesas). It’s a fascinating space marked by the relevance of its assets, by its quality and its mission’s importance. It’s a place where the knowledge of the traditional techniques and the attention to detail make us enter a new dimension where time passes slowly. Collection of Ricardo do Espírito Santo e Silva Tapestry “Cortejo com Girafas” (parade with giraffes) of the Tounai Atelier, around 1510 The Museum of Portuguese Decorative Arts was opened to the public in…

Discovering Museu da GNR: Memories of the Revolution, a Convent and a Barrack

April 25, 2018 getLISBON

In this day in which we celebrate Freedom, we bring to you the Museu da GNR (Museum of the National Republican Guard), in the Carmo Barrack, in the heart of the historic centre of Lisbon. The important and of great quality collection of this museum allows us to go through history, from the origins of the old Carmo Convent and its founder, the earthquake of 1755 and the emergence of the first predecessor forces, to the creation of the National Republican Guard. And it’s the location of this museum that takes us back to the determinant day of 25th of…

Discovering Geological Museum: Wonders that Testimony Other Times

April 11, 2018 getLISBON

The Geological Museum is a small museum full of treasures, testimonies of other times. It was created in 1857 after the countrywide geological survey, carried out by Carlos Ribeiro and Nery Delgado, who at the time headed the Geological Survey. Since its founding, it occupies the second floor of the Convent of Jesus on Rua da Academia das Ciências. The Museum is valuable not only by its exhibited collection, but also because the museum itself is a testimony of an old museum. In the bookshelves and showcases made of wood and glass, packed with samples of stones, fossils and artefacts,…