Calouste Gulbenkian Museum

Unfortunately, the museum is temporarily closed. Yet, they have several exhibitions, including the main items like masterpieces from the main collections! Such as art pieces from Ottoman Empire, Iran, Asian arts, and European (mostly French in my opinion). The collection was amazing! I am so happy that they still offer temporary exhibitions even during the maintenance.

This place is an oasis in the middle of Lisbon. Besides the farm museums on the premises, they have incredibly well tended gardens, with streams, running across it, and a lake. Anybody can come and spend the day enjoying sunbathing, picnic king, talking to friends, enjoying the cafeteria and cafés and the incredibly well designed landscape. If you go to Lisbon, you must come see this place.

An amazing place with very helpful staff. We spent a good few hours here. It is an incredible collection with works by Monet, Turner and many more. I felt sorry for the staff who had to field strange enquiries from an American who asked things like "why do all the artworks have glass on them?" (They don't) And "why have these artworks been touched up by a modern artist?" (They haven't). Very patient staff! The grounds are really beautiful and free. We had a coffee in the cafe and the staff were great. Just a note that you cannot take water bottles with liquid in but there is a free cloakroom. I found the modern art very thought provoking and we only just saw all the artwork in the two buildings shortly before closing time. Unmissable if you love art.