The Telegraph recommends Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
The Director’s Guide: Calouste Gulbenkian Museum.
A visitor’s guide to the best of Lisbon’s Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, featuring insider tips from its director Penelope Curtis.
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I think the outstanding feature of the museum is to blend a small and highly selective collection, which ranges from Ancient Egypt to Lalique, from medieval Syria to Degas and Manet, into a cohesive whole. It is an unusually homogenous and fluent journey through a museum space designed specifically for these objects, in an essentially permanent installation.
Director Penelope Curtis in The Telegraph, Read the story here.
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Opening Hours: Wednesday to Monday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last entry 5.30 p.m.) Closed on Tuesdays and the following days and holidays: January 1, Easter Sunday, 1 May, 24 and 25 December Accessibility Elevator, ramps and toilet facilities for visitors with mobility impairments.
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