National Azulejo Museum

National Tile Museum
Museu Nacional do Azulejo
Established 1965
Location Rua da Madre de Deus, 4, 1900-312 Lisboa,  Portugal
Director Maria Antónia Pinto de Matos
Website
www.museudoazulejo.gov.pt

The National Azulejo Museum (Portuguese: Museu Nacional do Azulejo) is a national museum in Lisbon, Portugal, dedicated to the azulejo.[1] The museum is also referred to as The National Tile Museum.

History

Cloister
Interior

The National Tile Museum was established in 1965 and became a National Museum in 1980. It is located in the former Convent of Madre Deus, founded by Queen D. Leonor in 1509. The Museum went through different building campaigns that involved transformations such as in its 16th-century mannerist cloister; the church which is decorated with remarkable sets of paintings and tiles; the sacristy featuring a Brazilian wood display cabinet and carved wood frames with paintings; the high choir with rich carved gilt wood embellishments; the Chapel of Saint Anthony with an 18th-century Baroque decoration and a significant number of canvases by the painter André Gonçalves.[2]

Collection

Figurative panels: St. John the Evangelist and the Holy Family. Lisbon, first half of 17th century. Museu Nacional do Azulejo

The museum collection features decorative ceramic tiles or azulejos from the second half of the 15th century to the present day. Besides tiles, it includes ceramics, porcelain and faience from the 19th to the 20th century. Its permanent exhibition starts with a display of the materials and techniques used for manufacturing tiles. After this the exhibition route follows a chronological order.[2]

Exhibitions

Permanent exhibition

The permanent exhibition of the NAM is displayed in the rooms of ancient monastery and shows the history of tile heritage in Portugal from 16th century till the modern times. The church, the chapels of Saint Anthony and Queen Leonor, and the choir are parts of this exhibition as well.[3]

Temporary exhibitions

A number of exhibitions are displayed in the museum for a certain period, as "The Art of Tiles in Portugal" in 2000, "Ana Vilela tells her stories about tiles" in 2008, "Me and the Museum" in 2016,[4]"From the Shadows of Kyoto to the Light of Lisbon" in 2017.[5]

See also

The former Convent of Madre de Deus, where the museum is housed

References

  1. ↑ "Museu Nacional do Azulejo". Instituto dos Museus e da Conservação (in Portuguese). Government of Portugal. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  2. 1 2 "DGPC | Museums and Monuments | Portugues Network of Museums | National Tile Museum". www.patrimoniocultural.gov.pt. Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  3. ↑ "Permanent Exhibition". www.museudoazulejo.gov.pt. Archived from the original on 2017-12-27. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  4. ↑ "Past exhibitions". www.museudoazulejo.gov.pt. Archived from the original on 2017-12-27. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  5. ↑ "Temporary exhibitions - on view". www.museudoazulejo.gov.pt. Archived from the original on 2017-12-27. Retrieved 2017-12-27.

Coordinates: 38°43′28″N 9°06′50″W / 38.72444°N 9.11389°W / 38.72444; -9.11389

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