All archaeology museums to visit in Portugal

Uncover the secrets of the past at 9 archaeology museums in Portugal. These museums feature artifacts and exhibits that reveal the history of ancient civilizations.

Are you curious about ancient civilizations and archaeological finds? Here are the archaeology museums you must see in Portugal:

  1. Museu Arqueológico do Carmo1

    Museu Arqueológico do Carmo

     Lisbon
    The Museu Arqueológico do Carmo, or Carmo Archaeological Museum, is situated in the ruins of the Carmo Convent in Lisbon, Portugal. This unique location provides a historical backdrop to the museum's extensive collection of artifacts and exhibits.
  2. Rua dos Correeiros Archaeological Nucleus2

    Rua dos Correeiros Archaeological Nucleus

     Lisbon
    Visitors to the Rua dos Correeiros Archaeological Nucleus can go on guided tour to this archaelogical museum that will show a number artefacts from various time periods. After that it is possible to get into a web of historical tunnels hidden under the building.
  3. Military Museum3

    Military Museum

     Lisbon
    The Military Museum of Lisbon (Museu Militar de Lisboa) is located in the Largo dos Caminhos de Ferro in Lisbon and is the largest military museum in Portugal and one of the oldest museums in the city of Lisbon. In the Vasco da Gama Room it includes a collection of ancient cannons and modern murals
  4. National Archaeology Museum of Lisbon4

    National Archaeology Museum of Lisbon

     Lisbon
    The Museu Nacional de Arqueologia (National Archaeology Museum of Portugal) is a museum in Lisbon. The museum is housed in the World Heritage Site, the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos in Belém, one of the most important buildings in Portugal, built in the Manueline style. The collection of the National Archa
  5. Museum of Lisbon5

    Museum of Lisbon

     Lisbon
    The headquarters of the Museum of Lisbon is located in Campo Grande in Lisbon, housed in the Pimenta Palace and gardens.The museum is dedicated to the history of the city of Lisbon, from prehistoric times, through the Romans, the Visigoths and the Moors, to the present day. The collection includes t
  6. Museu Geológico6

    Museu Geológico

     Lisbon
    The Museu Geológico (The Geological Museum of Lisbon) is a museum in Lisbon that collects and displays pieces of Paleontology, Archeology and Mineralogy in two large rooms.
  7. Museum of Lisbon - Roman Theater7

    Museum of Lisbon - Roman Theater

     Lisbon
    The Museum of Lisbon - Roman Theater is an on-site museum, located in the historic area of Lisbon that aims to reveal what used to be one of the most important monuments of the city of Olisipo. The museum wit the Roman Theater is set inside two buildings from different eras, one from the 18th centur
  8. Pharmaceutical Museum8

    Pharmaceutical Museum

     Lisbon
    The Museu da Farmácia (the Pharmaceutical Museum) is a museum in Lisbon that is housed in the building of the National Pharmacy Association, in Santa Catarina. The collection of this pharmacy museum represents 5000 years of health history and is made up of many pieces of diverse geographical origin,
  9. Museu de Macau9

    Museu de Macau

     Lisbon
    The CCCM Museum presents some results and research from the Scientific and Cultural Center related to it (the Macau Science and Culture Centre), on the history of Portuguese-Chinese relations and the history of Macao. The museum hosts exhibitions presenting the history of Macau on the ground floor a