🖼️ Santos · West Lisbon
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga
Portugal's foremost art museum — from medieval masterpieces to Asian treasures.
Temporarily Closed
The museum is temporarily closed for renovation works. Check the official website for reopening dates.
About
The National Museum of Ancient Art (MNAA), affectionately known as 'O das Janelas Verdes' for its green windows, is Portugal's largest and most important art museum. Set in a 17th-century palace overlooking the Tagus, it holds over 40,000 works spanning six centuries.
The collection is anchored by Nuno Gonçalves's monumental Panels of St Vincent (c. 1470), a polyptych considered the greatest work of Portuguese medieval painting. Alongside it you'll find Hieronymus Bosch's Temptation of St Anthony, Dürer engravings, and a spectacular gallery of Indian, Chinese, and Japanese artefacts brought back during the Age of Discovery.
A beautifully integrated garden-terrace overlooks the river and provides a peaceful escape between galleries — one of the finest spots in Lisbon.
Highlights
- ✓Panels of St Vincent by Nuno Gonçalves
- ✓Temptation of St Anthony by Hieronymus Bosch
- ✓Age of Discovery Asian art collection
- ✓17th-century palace setting
- ✓Garden terrace with Tagus river views
- ✓European silverware and jewellery galleries
Gallery
