The Medeiros e Almeida Museum was named after its founder António de Medeiros e Almeida, a notorious Portuguese businessman active in the 20th century. Passionate about decorative arts, the refined pieces he collected from Portugal and abroad are displayed in the beautiful 19th-century house he once lived in. Wishing to make his collection visible to others, the benefactor transformed his house into a museum that opened its doors to the public in 2001.

The collection comprises about 9000 objects, including ceramics, furniture, silverware, paintings, sculptures, textiles, jewellery, fans, clocks and watches, as well as sacred art, spanning from the 2nd century BC to the 20th century. All are elegantly displayed throughout 27 rooms in two distinct areas. On one hand the former residential part, and on the other, the museum space that was purposefully built as exhibition galleries in place of the former garden. Located just off Lisbon’s prestigious Avenida da Liberdade, this gem of a museum is a treat for decorative arts aficionados.