I did not go to the museu do arte antigo for my first 2 years living in lisbon then i went on a sunday (when it is free in the morning) and was shocked that they had such a great collection of art, and they have "art art" like you expect to see in an ancient art museum, like midevil... More

The National Ancient Art Museum is one of the top 3 favorites in Lisbon alongside with Carriage Museum and the Tilery Museum. The museum offers on its Paintings Collection works from great Portuguese Masters like Nuno Gonçalves and also European like Andrea della Robbia, Zurburan, Bosch, Holbein, Albrecht Dürer some Old masters. The Goldsmith collection is a unique repository of... More

One of the best museums of Lisbon. Portuguese and european ancient paintings, sculpture and other More

A most traditional museum, with a collection that covers from medieval to XIX century art and decoration. The Portuguese painting is of great interest, since it is not that easy to find in other countries. The European paiting rooms are one of the those places to return to, due to the high quality of the collection (Saint Augustine, by Piero;... More

The museum boasts a superb collection. Works from : Nuno Gonçalves, Hieronymus Bosch, Albrecht Dürer, Andrea della Robbia, Zurburan, Holbein, Cranach, Old Flemish masters, ... Some excellent pieces of goldsmithing from the former monastery of Belém and other important convents. A nice collection of old furniture. Free entrance on Sundays from 10.00 to 14.00 and national holidays. http://www.mnarteantiga-ipmuseus.pt/pt-PT/Default.aspx More

One of the best museums of Portugal and the best of Lisbon. More

This is a fantastic museum and it is not advertised enough. The paintings were top quality, well displayed and in an amazing building. Well worth the effort to get to. More

This is the largest Portuguese Museum. A lot of art available for all tastes from the middle ages to the early 19th century. The place to go to see old Portuguese Masters. Some great world class masterpieces that would make the trip worth it on its own - like Hieronymus Bosh's fabulous tempations of st Anthony, or Dürer's st Jerome.... More