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The Museu do Oriente
Portugal and Asia
Portugal’s ties with Asia, told in art and objects, in a former dockside warehouse.
Photo Credit
In the area: The royal box and gilded tiers of the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos. Image courtesy of © Nonducorduco1971 · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsOur take
- Asian art
- On the docks
- Address
- Alcântara, Lisbon
- Phone
- +351 213 585 200
- Website
- foriente.pt
About The Museu do Oriente
The Museu do Oriente, run by the Fundação Oriente, shows Portugal’s encounters with Asia in a converted warehouse on the Alcântara docks. Times on its own site.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with The Museu do Oriente before you go.
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Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to The Museu do Oriente, as the crow flies.
- Olissippo Lapa Palace750 m9 min walk
- Palacio Ramalhete Lisboa900 m11 min walk
- Pestana Palace Lisboa1.4 km17 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from The Museu do Oriente are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Key sights
- The Praça do Comércio3.0 kmWalk 38 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 15 min
- The Jerónimos Monastery3.1 kmWalk 39 minCycle 16 minCar or taxi 15 min
- The Castelo de São Jorge3.4 kmWalk 43 minCycle 17 minCar or taxi 16 min
- The Tower of Belém4.1 kmCycle 21 minCar or taxi 19 min
- The Gulbenkian4.2 kmCycle 21 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Lisbon Airport9.3 kmCar or taxi 36 min
- The Oceanário9.5 kmCar or taxi 37 min
Railway stations
- Cais do Sodré station2.3 kmWalk 29 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Rossio station2.8 kmWalk 35 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Santa Apolónia station4.4 kmCycle 22 minCar or taxi 20 min
- Gare do Oriente9.5 kmCar or taxi 37 min
Location
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