National Archaeology Museum
The National Archaeology Museum in Lisbon traces its origins to one man: the archaeologist José Leite de Vasconcelos, who founded the museum in 1893. It began with a drive to preserve and present Portuguese history through archaeology, and on 20 December 1893 a legal decree—supported by the politician Bernardino Machado—created a National Ethnographic Museum. You enter a building tied to another story: the museum occupies the western wing of the Jerónimos Monastery, where the monks’ dormitory once stood. The architecture follows a Neo-Manueline style, and the museum was officially opened in 1906. What makes the collections distinctive is their scale and range. The archive brings together Leite de Vasconcelos’s initial collection, later additions, and material from extensive excavations across more than 3,200 archaeological sites. …
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