National Tile Museum
The museum collection features decorative ceramic tiles or azulejos from the second half of the 15th century to the present-day. Besides tiles, it includes ceramics, porcelain and faience from the 19th to the 20th century. Its permanent exhibition starts with a display of the materials and techniques used for manufacturing tiles. After this brief introduction, the exhibition route follows a chronological order.
The National Tile Museum was established in 1965 and became a National Museum in 1980. It is located in the former Convent of Madre Deus, founded by Queen D. Leonor in 1509. The Museum went through different building campaigns that involved transformations such as in its 16th-century mannerist cloister; the church which is decorated with remarkable sets of paintings and tiles; the sacristy featuring a Brazilian wood display cabinet and carved wood frames with paintings; the high choir with rich carved gilt wood embellishments; the Chapel of Saint Anthony with an 18th century Baroque decoration and a significant number of canvases by the painter André Gonçalves.
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Contacts and
Localization
- Governing body:
- DGPC
- Director:
- Maria Antónia Pinto de Matos
- Address:
- Rua Madre de Deus, 4 - 1900-312 Lisboa
- GPS:
- Lat: 38.72079063989071 Long: -9.117057557038834
- Phone(s):
- + 351 218 100 340
- E-mail:
- geral@mnazulejo.dgpc.pt
- Site:
- http://www.museudoazulejo.pt/
Urban Bus: 718, 742, 794, 28 e 759
Subway: Estação de Santa Apolónia (a 20 min. do MNAz) com ligação de autocarros
Terça-feira a domingo, das 10h00-13h00 e das 14h00 às 17h00. Encerra entre as 13h00 e as 14h00
Encerrado ao público às Segunda-feira e nos feriados de 1 de janeiro, domingo de Páscoa, 1 de maio e 25 de dezembro.
Biblioteca: segunda a sexta-feira: 10h00-12h30 e 14h00-17h30.
Admission
Standard Ticket: - 5,00 €
DGPC online tickets - buy here
Conditions of entry to DGPC Museums and Monuments – click here
Exemptions:
The entrance is free in National Museums and Monuments at sundays and holidays for residents in Portugal.
Children aged 12 and under*
Unemployed EU citizens*
Visitors with reduced mobility (60% disability with documents to prove it) accompanied by one attendant.
ICOM, ICOMOS and APOM members
Researchers /conservators/restorers, museum and/or heritage professionals during the course of their work*
Cultural associations (exclusively for groups of friends of museums, monuments, palaces DGPC)*
Volunteers working for the DGPC with one accompanying person*
European Heritage Days (Sunday)
International Day of Monuments and Sites - 18 April (exclusively for DGPC Monuments)
International Museum Day - 18 May (exclusively for DGPC museums and palaces)
Late-night Museums and Thursday Nights (access restricted to activities organised by the DGPC)
Tourism professionals upon presentation of a proof of registration with the RNAAT
Journalists during the course of their work* with prior notice
DGPC employees* with 3 accompanying persons
Teachers and students of any level of education, including universities for senior citizens, during study visits duly proven, and upon prior reservation confirmed by the relevant Dependent Service*
Groups of accredited Portuguese welfare institutions or social work departments of municipalities or other public interest institutions. Prior approval is required from the DGPC executive board.
* Proof of entitlement required.
Discounts:
Visitors aged 65 or older* - 50%
Student’s card (not for study visits) - 50%
Youth Card - 50%
Family ticket (1/2 adults + 2 children) - 50%
Protocols with third party institutions - 20%
Purchase of over 250 tickets per visit with a minimum 48h notice – 7.5%
Purchase of over 500 tickets per visit with a minimum 48h notice - 10%
Purchase of over 1000 tickets per visit with a minimum 48h notice - 15%
Combined Tickets
Riverfront - National Museum of Ancient Art + National Tile Museum + National Pantheon - 15,00 €
Lisbon - 8 Lisbon Museums (Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves House-Museum + Music Museum + Chiado Museum + National Museum of Ancient Art + National Tile Museum + National Costume Museum + National Theatre Museum + National Pantheon) - 25,00 €
Tile and Pantheon: National Pantheon + Tile Museum - 7,00 €
General Rules
Advance reservation required for groups exceeding 50 persons.
Concessions for bulk tickets will not apply to Combined Tickets.
All concessions applicable to individual tickets will apply to Combined Tickets and guided tours, except for guided tours after closing time.
Advance purchase vouchers are valid up to one year.
Concessions cannot be combined with any other offers.
Smoking or eating is not allowed during visits.
* Proof of entitlement required.
· Catálogo Casa Perfeitíssima. 500 Anos da Fundação do Mosteiro da Madre de Deus. Celebrating 500 Years of the Foundation of the Convent of Madre de Deus 1509-2009. Lisboa: Instituto dos Museus e da Conservação, 2009.
· Catálogo da Exposição A Cerâmica Portuguesa da Monarquia à República
Catálogo com 225 páginas, integrado por oito estudos, de outros tantos especialistas portugueses, sobre a cerâmica portuguesa entre 1870 e 1910.
Com design gráfico da Artlandia, foi produzido com o apoio da Comissão para as Comemorações do Centenário da República.
O Museu assegurou a coordenação científica e editorial, assim como a elaboração de um dos textos e das 178 fichas técnicas referentes às peças que integram e exposição. 2010.
· Catálogo Um Gosto Português. O uso do azulejo no século XVII, Athena/Museu Nacional do Azulejo, julho de 2012, 400 páginas, encadernado.
· Catálogo Da Flandres. Os azulejos encomendados por D. Teodósio I, 5º Duque de Bragança (c. 1510-1563), Museu Nacional do Azulejo/Fundação da Casa de Bragança, outubro de 2012.
· Catálogo Três Estrelas e Um Menino. Presépios de Delfim Manuel, Museu Nacional do Azulejo, dezembro de 2012.
· Catálogo O Exótico nunca está em casa? A China na faiança e no azulejo portugueses (séculos XVII-XVIII). Textos e entradas de catálogo de Maria Antónia Pinto de Matos, Alexandra Curvelo, Alexandre Pais, João Pedro Monteiro e Constança Azevedo Lima. 2013.
· Catálogo Laboratório #7. O Poder do Fazer / The Power of Making. Lisboa, Direcção-Geral do Património Cultural, Museu Nacional do Azulejo, 2013. Alexandre Pais. 2013.
Conteúdos da responsabilidade do museu.
Cultural Agenda
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12/18/2020
Exhibitions
Vozes da cerâmica portuguesa contemporânea (1950-2019). Coleção do Museu Nacional do Azulejo
Shop
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Sacos
Bag pattern azulejo panel - Museu nacional do Azulejo -
Pencil case pattern tile panel - Museu Nacional do Azulejo
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Bases de copos
Grand Panorama of Lisbon Drink Coaster Set - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Porta-chaves
Grand Panorama of Lisbon Lanyard - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Porta-chaves
Lanyard Diamond Tip - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Porta-chaves
Albarrada Lanyard - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Ballpoint pen " "Diamond Tip" tile panel - Museu Nacional do Azulejo
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Tapetes de rato
Albarrada Mouse Pad - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Chávenas de café
Coffee cup and saucer - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Tapetes de rato
Single Figure tile mouse pad - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Leques
Albarrada fan - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Tapetes de rato
Diamond Tip mouse pad - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Candeeiro
Albarrada Table Lamp - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Candeeiro
Patterned Azulejos Panel Lamp - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Tabuleiro
Retangular tray " single figure" tile panel - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Azulejos
19th century pattern small tile - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Chávenas de café
Single Figure coffee cup and saucer - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Azulejos
19th century pattern small tile - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Placas
Squared plate Ladies in Garden - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Azulejos
19th century pattern small tile - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Caixas de faiança
Square lidded box Dance in the woods - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Placas
Retangular Faience Plate The Letter - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Placas
Retangular Faiance Plate - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Blocos
Hardcover notebook Allegory of the vision - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Baralho de cartas
Deck of cards tile panel - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Abajur
Grand Panorama of Lisbon Glass Candle Lampshade - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Blocos
Notebook with magnetic "Figura de Convite" - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Bases de copos
Albarrada Drink Coaster - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Placas
Retangular Faience Plate Grand Panorama of Lisbon - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Lápis
Pencil with bookmark patterned azulejo panel - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Blocos
Notebook with magnetic Cat and mouse tile - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Blocos
Notebook with magnetic patterned azulejo panel - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Chávenas de café
Coffee cup and saucer Portuguese Tiles - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Blocos
Hardcover notebook Cat and Mouse - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Lápis
Pencil with bookmark female "Figura de Convite" - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Canecas
Mug feminine "Figura de Convite"- Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Caixas de porcelana
Faience lidded box " The Letter" - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Canecas
Mug masculine "Figura de Convite" - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Toalhas
Hand towel with angels tiles - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Tabuleiro
Small rectangular tray Grande Panorama de Lisboa - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Tabuleiro
Rectangular tray - Grand Panorama of Lisbon - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Caixa de óculos
Diamond Tip eyeglasses box - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Panos
Eyeglass cleaning microfiber cloth Diamond Tip - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Panos
Eyeglass cleaning microfiber cloth Grand Panorama of Lisbon - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Tabuleiro
Retangular tray (med) - Grand Panorama of Lisbon - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Fragrâncias
Fragrant sachet - Gallic Rose - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Necessaires and small purses
Glasses box pattern azulejo panel - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Necessaires and small purses
Necessaire pattern azulejo panel- Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Individuais
Grand Panorama of Lisbon Placemats - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Porta lápis
Pencil case tile panel balustrade with children - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Publications
Das Sombras de Quioto à Luz de Lisboa -
Canecas
Grand Panorama of Lisbon Ballpoint Pen - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Publications
O ENCANTO NA HORA DESCOBERTA. A AZULEJARIA COIMBRA SEC.XVIII -
Publications
The Enchantment in the Moment of Discovery | Coimbra Azulejo - Ware in the 18th Century -
Publications
Memórias de uma Oficina Esquecida. Uma Intervenção Arqueológica no Largo das Olarias -
Publications
Jorge Colaço e a Azulejaria Figurativa do Seu Tempo -
Saleiros
Portuguese Azulejos Salt and Pepper Shaker Set - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Publications
Modern Times | Portuguese Industrial Ceramics Between Wars | AM-JMV Collection (English edition) -
Publications
Tempos Modernos | Cerâmica Industrial Portuguesa Entre Guerras | Coleção AM-JMV (Portuguese edition) -
Espelho
Mirror Music Lesson - Museu Nacional do Azulejo -
Caixa de óculos
Grand Panorama of Lisbon Glasses Case - Museu Nacional do Azulejo
Last change: 11 January 2021
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