Museu Medeiros e Almeida

About the museum

The museum presents the decorative arts collection of the businessman and collector António de Medeiros e Almeida (1895–1986) in the house where he lived. The couple bought a mansion built in 1896 in 1943 and made it their residence in 1946. After the Second World War, the collector bought at the main auction houses and antique dealers in Europe.

To ensure the conservation of the collection, in 1972 they set up the Fundação Medeiros e Almeida, with the aim of giving the country a house museum. The architect Alberto Cruz designed an extension over the garden and the adaptation of the house into a museum; the couple moved to a neighbouring villa. The museum opened to the public in June 2001.

The route has two areas: the wing inhabited by the owners, kept as it was, and the wing built over the garden, with recreated settings. In the 27 rooms some 2,000 works are displayed, from the 2nd century BC to the 20th century, with a predominance of French taste. The collections of clocks, Chinese ceramics, silverware and fans stand out.

Highlights

• About 2,000 works in 27 rooms, from the 2nd century BC to the 20th century
• Collection of clocks, including about 25 Breguet pieces
• Chinese porcelain, including the first Portuguese commissions bearing the arms of King Manuel I
• Silverware, fans, jewellery and Flemish and French tapestries
• Dutch and Flemish painting of the 16th and 17th centuries

Permanent exhibition

• Coleção Medeiros e Almeida – Some 2,000 decorative arts works in 27 rooms, with collections of clocks, Chinese porcelain, silverware, fans, furniture, paintings and tapestries.

Founded

2001

Operated by

Fundação Medeiros e Almeida

Admission & discounts

Free admission: First Saturday of the month, 10:00–13:00; International Museum Day (18 May).

During temporary exhibitions the admission price rises by €2. Due to maintenance works, the 2nd floor is temporarily closed and all tickets are €1 cheaper. The Lisboa Card discount (40%) cannot be combined with other discounts. Free admission also for unemployed residents of Lisbon, members of ICOM, APOM and other associations, journalists and tourism professionals, upon proof.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits
• Sign language tours
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The building was designed as a residence and has several flights of stairs; visitors in wheelchairs only have access to the ground floor. The museum lends two wheelchairs and folding seats, and staff help with stairs. Visits with tactile exploration and Portuguese Sign Language (LGP) interpretation are available by prior booking.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum offers workshops for pre-school and first-cycle (primary school) children, by booking.

Getting there & parking

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Shop and reception open Monday to Saturday, 10:00–17:00.

Events & venue rental

As far as we know, the museum does not rent out spaces for external events.

Up to 200 guests.

Events in the museum’s spaces have been suspended since the end of March 2024 and are expected to resume in early 2027. The spaces are the Sala do Lago (up to 200 people), the Sala das Tapeçarias and the Chapel.

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