Portugal: Art and Heritage

Discover Portugal through its museums, palaces, and monuments

In collaboration with

National Museum of Contemporary Art - Museu do Chiado

and 14 more collections

Welcome to Portugal

The People

Meet the princesses, poets and performers of Portugal

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The Architecture

From Roman ruins to Manueline monasteries

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The Paintings

1000 years of Portuguese masterpieces

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The Arts

Unique ceramics, theatre, music and more

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Editorial Feature

8 fun facts you never knew about Portugal

Discover what makes the country so unique

Wise is he who enjoys all the shows of the worldFernando Pessoa, Portuguese poet, writer, and literary critic

Out on the tiles

A look at Portugal's iconic ceramics

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Grande Panorama de Lisboa

Discover Lisbon before the 1755 earthquake. An entire city portrayed for eternity in this magnificent painting on ceramic.

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The Azulejo: The unique ceramics of Portugal

The origins and history of Portugal's exquisite ceramic art

Virtual tour

Discover the unique decorative language

Take a tour of the National Azulejo Museum

Fit for a Queen

The collections of Portugal's Royal Family

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Take a seat, please!

Portuguese furniture in the collection of Anastásio Gonçalves

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When gold turns into silk...

The Church vestments for the Royal Basilica of Mafra

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Raise a glass to the Queen

Muranese glassware in the Portuguese Royal House

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Can you name this carriage?

Learn about the many different types of carriages in the museum collection

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Precious metals

Instruments for worship and symbols of prestige

Traveling in style

Royal coaches and carriages

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A ride, Your Majesty?

Royal cars in the collection of the National Coach Museum

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Tiny carriages for tiny travelers

Children's Cabriolets at the National Coach Museum

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What happens when the king's car needs a mechanic

Restoring Filipe II's coach at the National Coach Museum

Queen Maria Francisca of Savoy coach

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Coach of Mariana Vitória

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The Ambassador's Coach

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Coach of Prince António

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Coach

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The Meninos de Palhavã Coach

Silvestre de Faria, José da Costa Negreiros & others

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History makers and barrier breakers

Editorial Feature

9 trailblazing Portuguese women you should know

Editorial Feature

Luís Vaz de Camões

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Following the traces of Vasco da Gama

Meet the posthumous Queen

How Inês de Castro was crowned after her death

Editorial Feature

The legendary story of Inês de Castro

Discover the 14th-century scandal that rocked the Portuguese royal court

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Portugal's Romeo and Juliet

Inês de Castro and Peter I of Portugal's doomed love affair

Learn more about the people of Portugal

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Monasteries and monuments

Explore Portugal's incredible architecture

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Batalha Monastery

A celebration of independence

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Convent of Christ

Seven centuries of history

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Belem Tower

A remarkable Lisbon landmark

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Jerónimos Monastery

The jewel in Portugal's crown

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National Pantheon

A monument to Portugal

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Step inside some of Portugal most famous buildings in 360°

ExploreNational Coach Museum - The Coaches

ExploreNational Azulejo Museum - The Church of Madre de Deus

ExploreMonastery of Alcobaça - Cathedral

ExploreNational Palace of Ajuda - Throne Room

ExploreMafra National Palace - Library

ExploreConvent of Christ - Main Cloister

ExploreJerónimos Monastery - Church

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An unusual celebrity

A visitor that no one expected in the 16th century

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The extraordinary tale of the Lisbon Rhinoceros

Now immortalised in stone in the Tower of Belem

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Portuguese masterpieces in detail

A guided tour of the main paintings

In-Painting Tour

60 portraits of Portugal's great and the good

The monumental six panels of Saint Vincent

In-Painting Tour

The Namban Screens

Explore every detail with the National Museum of Ancient Art

In-Painting Tour

Portugal arrives in Japan

Learn more about Portuguese expansion and trade through the Namban screens

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Five years in the making

The Altarpiece of Viseu Cathedral

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Zoom into modern artworks

Discover the tiny details and brushstrokes, up close

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Spotlight on: Grão Vasco

Take a guided tour around the artist's most iconic works

In-Painting Tour

Here comes the cavalry

Grão Vasco's epic crucification of Christ

In-Painting Tour

The Last Supper

Dinner with a difference

Learn more about paintings from Portugal

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Now take a tour

Google Earth

Lisbon through the eyes of Fernando Pessoa

Explore the locations that inspired Fernando Pessoa in Google Earth