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ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM DO CARMO

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Monasteiro do Carmo, Largo do Carmo, Chiado, Lisbon, Portugal
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2024
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2024

Open-air archaeological museum with some Mexican statuettes, including a very imposing tomb and a chapel.

This is undoubtedly the small plus of the Convent of the Carmelites (Convento do Carmo) in which it is installed. This museum, after being closed during the construction of the subway, reopened in 2001. It is currently installed in what remains of the convent's church. It was built in the 15th century and its roof collapsed during the earthquake of 1755. Today the ruins proudly overlook the Rossio Square. Voluntarily left in the state as a tribute to the faithful who came to hear mass and died when the roof fell. How can we forget the vault and the intact rose window of the nave which are inscribed in the sky. Literally an open-air museum... In the Archaeological Museum itself, in the center of the building, stands the imposing, rough (almost primitive) tomb of Dom Fernando I, carved in a beautiful brown stone and sculpted with royal coats of arms. In the chapel on the right, the tomb of Fernão Sanches (illegitimate son of King Dinis) has the particularity of presenting the recumbent lying on his side. But the great surprise of this museum is the presence of two pre-Columbian mummies, in fetal position, curled up. The sight of their desiccated skin is both fascinating and frightening. Hanging in a showcase, the few ornaments that belonged to the deceased (necklace, bracelet). Also to be discovered are some examples of Mexican or pre-Columbian statuettes and, opposite, an Etruscan skull set in stone that seems to be screaming.

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Visited in august 2024
Un très bel endroit
Un beau musée intéressant dans les vestiges d'un couvent...vaut le déplacement même si il faut payer un supplément de 5€ avec la Lisboa card
fute_202188
Visited in june 2019
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Très bon souvenir, à voir selon moi.
J'ai éte impressionnée par l'architecture du lieu et l'heteroclisme des objets présentés, comme ses momies incas ou statuettes mexicaines que je ne m'attendais pas du tout à trouver là.
L'acoustique est parait il exceptionnelle et l'on testait ce jour là le matériel en vue d'un concert, l'expérience doit être surprenante.
Pan Pan
Visited in may 2019
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des ruines ... mais mises en valeur par le spectacle Lisbon Under stars qui rejoue façon son et lumière les principales étapes de l'histoire de la ville. Un must !
mathou1003
Visited in october 2017
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De jolies ruines à visiter, on voit encore les arches qui soutenaient ce couvent
on peut visiter egalement le petit musée à l'interieur des restes du couvent, et depuis la boutique on a une belle vue en plongée sur Lisbonne
Alien31
Visited in april 2017
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Musée intéressant, j'ai apprécié les pièces exposées et le fait de pouvoir nous promener dans une église à ciel ouvert. Belle visite mais pas prioritaire à Lisbonne.

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