National Museum of Ancient Art
Created in 1884, the MNAA-National Museum of Ancient Art houses the most relevant public collection in the country, from the Middle Ages to the 19th century.
Painting, sculpture, goldsmithing, decorative arts - Portuguese, European, African and Eastern -, including the largest number of works classified as “national treasures”. Among them, the Panels of S. Vicente and the Custódia de Belém, symbols of Portuguese art from the 15th and 16th centuries, and important works by Bosch, Memling, Dürer, Rafael or Piero della Francesca. The MNAA garden, with restaurant and terrace, offers an exceptional view over the Tagus River. Created in 1884, MNAA-Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga houses the most relevant public collection, from the 12th to the 19th century. Painting, sculpture, silver, gold and jewelry, decorative arts - Portuguese, European, African and Oriental -, including the largest number of works classified as “national treasures”. Among them, The Panels of Saint Vincent, by Nuno Gonçalves, and the Belém Monstrance, symbols of 15th and 16th centuries Portuguese art, and notable paintings by Bosch, Memling, Dürer, Raphael or Piero della Francesca. The museum has a magnificent garden, with restaurant, over the River Tagus.
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