Portugal
Sacristy of the Mother of God Convent, National Tile Museum of Portugal
Decorated during the reign of D. João V, circa 1746, the sacristy has a limestone slab floor in various tones,…
17th century, National Tile Museum of Portugal
The 17th century is decisive for the affirmation of the tiles as an identitary art of Portugal. It was the…
15th and 16th centuries, National Tile Museum of Portugal
Glazed mosaic pavements have been used in Portugal since the 13th century. They were made of plain coloured geometric pieces,…
High Choir of the Mother of God Convent, National Tile Museum of Portugal
The High Choir, where the nuns of the old convent used to convene, was also known as the "Treasure Room",…
Room of the Praia Palace, National Tile Museum of Portugal
The set of six, two larger and six smaller panels came from the long-gone Praia Palace in Belém, Lisbon. They…
Neoclassical and Art Nouveau, National Tile Museum of Portugal
The assimilation, both in azulejos and in three-dimensional ceramic ware, of the formal and technical values of the Neoclassical style…
Ceramics and Urban Art, National Tile Museum of Portugal
From the mid-20th century onwards the history of azulejos is difficult to characterise given the multiple languages and proposals it…
Big Panorama of Lisbon, National Tile Museum of Portugal
Grande Panorama de Lisboa, discover Lisbon before the 1755 earthquake. An entire city portrayed for eternity in this magnificent painting…
National Coach Museum, Lisbon, Portugal
The National Coach Museum has the world's largest collection of royal coaches and coaches from the 16th to the 19th…
Royal Riding Stables, National Coach Museum, Portugal
The National Coach Museum is located on the Afonso de Albuquerque Square in the Belém district of Lisbon in Portugal.…
Belém Tower, Lisbon, Portugal
Belém Tower (Portuguese: Torre de Belém), officially the Tower of Saint Vincent (Portuguese: Torre de São Vicente) is a 16th-century…
National Museum of Costume, Lisbon, Portugal
The National Museum of Costume (Museu Nacional do Traje), created in 1976, presents to the public a collection of historical…
From styles to trends, National Museum of Costume in Portugal
In a completely different spirit – a white, neutral space – is the exhibition showing XX Century Costume up to…
Telling the history, National Museum of Costume in Portugal
National Museum of Costume in Portugal are permanently telling the visitors about the history of Portuguese Costume from the Eighteenth…
Batalha Monastery, Portugal
The Monastery of Batalha (literally the Monastery of the Battle), is a Dominican convent in the municipality of Batalha, in…