Category: Civil Architecture > Museum
District: Lisboa > Lisboa > Lisboa > Santa Justa
This museum is located in the heart of Lisbon, in a central and vibrant area known as Santa Justa. Its specific location on Rua das Portas de Santo Antão places it in an area with a particular atmosphere, close to other historical and cultural points of interest in the city.
The Museum of the Lisbon Geographical Society is linked to an institution with a long history, founded in the 19th century. Its collection largely results from the activity of exploration and contact that Portugal maintained with various parts of the globe over the centuries, reflecting the role of geography and travel in the country's history.
As visitors walk through the museum's halls, they will find a vast collection of objects with a strong ethnographic leaning. These pieces were gathered over time, many brought by explorers and travelers, originating from territories that had ties to Portugal, such as Angola, Guinea, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe, Cape Verde, Timor, or Macau. The diversity ranges from ceramics and sculpture to textiles and various instruments, offering a panorama of distant cultures.
One of the museum's notable spaces is the so-called Portugal Room. This room, with its imposing dimensions and decoration, serves as the setting for the exhibition of a large part of the collections. It is a place that, in itself, possesses historical and architectural value, complementing the experience of visiting the collection.
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt
Coordinates DD: 38.7166418,-9.1407948
Coordinates DMS: 38°42'59.9"N 09°08'26.9"W
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