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Museu do Oriente — Red and yellow gallery showing framed works along the wallsPhoto: mertxe iturrioz · CC BY-SA 2.0 · edited

Museu do Oriente

Museums ·Lisbon ·Closed
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Museu do Oriente is a museum of Asian art in the Edifício Pedro Álvares Cabral on Lisbon’s Alcântara waterfront.

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Museu do Oriente — The museum’s long white facade with its central entrance and reliefs Daderot · CC0 · edited
Museu do Oriente — The museum’s long white facade with its central entrance and reliefsMuseu do Oriente — Carved figures and a deity sculpture in a dark galleryMuseu do Oriente — Patterned kimono displayed beside masks in a dark galleryMuseu do Oriente — Decorative objects displayed on a rose-colored gallery wallMuseu do Oriente — Colorful traditional puppets arranged against a pale displayMuseu do Oriente — Silhouette puppets displayed against a white gallery panelMuseu do Oriente — Painted carved mask with a fan-shaped headdressMuseu do Oriente — Framed painting displayed in a red-bordered wall caseMuseu do Oriente — The museum’s broad white facade viewed from across the streetMuseu do Oriente — White museum wall with a long sculpted relief above the windowsMuseu do Oriente — The museum’s facade and sculpted relief seen from outside

What's on here

NIKLAS PASCHBURG | Misty Fest Concerto NIKLAS PASCHBURG | Misty Fest Concerto Saturday · All day DIPAPRAKASHE – À LUZ DA LAMPARINA | Dança clássica indiana Bharata… DIPAPRAKASHE – À LUZ DA LAMPARINA | Dança clássica indiana Bharata… Saturday · All day Nature+ Conference 2026 Nature+ Conference 2026 Thursday, 09:0064.29 EUR Júlio Resende: Zen, Yuu, Mii | Piano, Japão, Silêncio, Fado CONCERTO… Júlio Resende: Zen, Yuu, Mii | Piano, Japão, Silêncio, Fado CONCERTO… Saturday · All day ANGÉLICUS DUO | CONCERTO DE NATAL Concerto ANGÉLICUS DUO | CONCERTO DE NATAL Concerto Thursday · All day Tocando Portugal | Volume II Concerto Tocando Portugal | Volume II Concerto Saturday · All day Até 2 Janeiro 2028 JAPÃO: FESTAS E RITUAIS Exposição Temporária Até 2 Janeiro 2028 JAPÃO: FESTAS E RITUAIS Exposição Temporária Sunday · All day

Why go

  • Two main collections explore Portuguese presence in Asia and Asian performing arts and ritual traditions; the former contains more than 2,000 objects.
  • Chinese and Japanese screens from the 17th and 18th centuries, alongside rare namban art.
  • The Kwok On Collection contains over 15,000 items, including masks, costumes and accessories.

Opening hours

Today10:00 – 22:00Show all
MondayClosed
Tuesday10:00 – 18:00
Wednesday10:00 – 18:00
Thursday10:00 – 18:00
Friday10:00 – 22:00
Saturday10:00 – 18:00
Sunday10:00 – 18:00

Don't miss

  • Indonesian textiles and shadowplaysThe collection includes Indonesian textiles and shadowplays.
  • Antique snuff bottlesThe collection includes antique snuff bottles.
  • Crucifixes made in Asia for Western exportThe museum displays crucifixes made in Asia for Western export.
  • Armorial porcelainThe collection includes armorial porcelain.
  • Objects linked to TimorThe collection includes objects linked to the cultures of Timor.

What's inside

  • The museum has a 355-seat auditorium, a shop and dining facilities.
  • The António Alçada Baptista Documentation Centre promotes research on relations between Portugal and Asia.

With kids

  • Children and families can join activities about history, geography, culture and art.
  • Activities help children and adults share experiences and learn through creativity.
  • Children can have birthday parties with educational play led by early-childhood education monitors. Parties do not share space with other parties.

Tips for your visit

  • Look for the two bas-reliefs by sculptor Barata Feyo on the north façade.

Tours and audio guides

Educational visits and workshops
For all ages; includes themed and playful tours.
School visits
Use the exhibitions to explore identity, dialogue, interculturality, travel and collecting.
Group tours
Cover the permanent Portuguese Presence in Asia collection and current temporary exhibitions.

Interesting facts6

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  1. Fundação Oriente manages the museum.

    Musée de l'Orient - Wikipedia

  2. The six-storey building has 7,000 m² of exhibition space and almost no windows.

    Museu do Oriente - Wikipedia

  3. Annual Fundação Oriente field missions collect objects and record how they are produced and used.

    Museu do Oriente - Wikipedia

  4. The Kwok On Collection covers religions and rituals across India, Japan, Vietnam, China, Indonesia and Thailand.

    Museu do Oriente - Wikipedia

  5. The museum’s collection documents social and cultural practices that remain current.

    Museu do Oriente - Wikipedia

  6. A temporary exhibition examines Japanese festivals and their roles in society, identity, community and ideas about the world.

    Fundação Oriente

History

  1. Early 1940sArchitect João Simões Antunes designed the harbour warehouse, built to store cod for the former Comissão Reguladora do Comércio do Bacalhau.
  2. 8 May 2008The museum opened in the refurbished warehouse.
  3. 15 June 2010The building was classified as a Monument of Public Interest.

Sources: Museum of the Orient - Wikipedia · Fundação Oriente · Fundação Oriente - Visitas e Oficinas · Musée de l'Orient - Wikipedia · Museu do Oriente - Wikipedia · Fundação Oriente - Serviço Educativo - Visitas … · Fundação Oriente - Crianças e Famílias · checked 4 Oct 2026

Where
Avenida Brasilia Doca de Alcântara, Lisbon

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Questions and answers

Does the Museu do Oriente collection cover traditions still practised today?

Yes. It documents social and cultural practices that are still current.

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