{"id":17726,"date":"2019-05-11T23:38:25","date_gmt":"2019-05-11T21:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/?p=17726"},"modified":"2023-09-28T10:47:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T08:47:24","slug":"10-historical-facts-about-the-national-azulejo-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/10-historical-facts-about-the-national-azulejo-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Historical Facts About The National Azulejo Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">10 Historical Facts About The National Azulejo Museum<\/span><\/h2><div id=\"disco-1625699939\" class=\"disco-social-pug-2019 disco-entity-placement\"><p><div  class=\"dpsp-shortcode-wrapper dpsp-shape-rounded dpsp-size-medium dpsp-column-auto dpsp-has-spacing dpsp-has-buttons-count dpsp-show-on-mobile dpsp-button-style-6\"><ul class=\"dpsp-networks-btns-wrapper dpsp-networks-btns-share dpsp-networks-btns-content dpsp-column-auto \" 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class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Right at the forefront of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/a-walk-in-alfama\/\">Alfama<\/a> is a historic and exceptionally beautiful museum that overlooks the Tagus River. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The National Azulejo Museum of Lisbon, also known as the Lisbon Tile Museum, is an alternative take on museum collections that takes us on a lengthy journey through the art of tiles in Europe, and specifically <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/portugal-the-city-of-tiles\/\">Portugal<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17730\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17730\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/800px-madre_deus_december_2012-4a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/800px-madre_deus_december_2012-4a.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/800px-madre_deus_december_2012-4a-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/800px-madre_deus_december_2012-4a-768x557.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17730\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">National Azulejo Museum &#8211; by Alvesgaspar &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Madre_Deus_December_2012-4a.jpg\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Without giving too much away, the museum is an ode to the exceptional tile presence that has embodied most of the streets of Portugal for centuries. There is a lot more to this craft than you might think and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/5-reasons-to-visit-the-berardo-collection-museum\/\">museum<\/a> is highly educational from this point of view. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Both the museum and its contents hold lengthy histories. Here are ten facts to mentally prepare you for your visit. <\/span><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">The National Azulejo Museum<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p4\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"s1\">R. Me. Deus 4, 1900-312 Lisboa, Portugal<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p4\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"s1\">+351 21 810 0340<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p4\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"s1\">Tuesday to Sunday: 10am &#8211; 6pm<\/span><\/h6>\n<h4 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">1. The National Azulejo Museum Holds Over 500 Years of Portuguese History<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">That\u2019s how far back the collection within the museum extends. Tiles have made up a significant part of Portuguese architecture since the 13th century. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/portugal-the-city-of-tiles\/\">tiles<\/a> displayed throughout the Azulejo Museum, however, begin from the 15th century. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This reflects a meticulous collection of tiles in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/the-best-of-cristiano-ronaldo-and-portugal\/\">Portugal<\/a> for the better part of the last 500 years. After experiencing them inside the museum you\u2019ll find once you\u2019re back on the streets of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/top-5-fun-facts-about-alfama\/\">Alfama<\/a> you\u2019re more likely to notice the presence of tiles around the city .<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17731\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17731\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/macacaria_01_29483422852.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/macacaria_01_29483422852.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/macacaria_01_29483422852-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/macacaria_01_29483422852-768x351.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17731\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">National Azulejo Museum &#8211; by Bosc d&#8217;Anjou &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Macacaria_01_(29483422852).jpg\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s3\">2. <\/span><span class=\"s1\">The National Azulejo Museum is Housed in an Old Convent <\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The building that houses the Azulejo Museum is actually an old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/why-you-need-to-visit-the-carmo-convent-in-lisbon\/\">convent<\/a>\/monastery that was built during the 16th century called Madre de Deus. Most of the buildings in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/best-restaurants-in-alfama\/\">Alfama<\/a> date back centuries; this is the oldest and most historic part of Lisbon. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The convent was originally founded by Dona Leonor de Viseu, the widow of King John II. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s4\">3. <\/span><span class=\"s1\">The National Azulejo Museum Contains an Old Baroque Church<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As you\u2019d expect from any ancient convent space, the Azeulejo Museum also has an exceptional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/a-quick-guide-to-lisbons-architecture\/\">baroque church<\/a> on the property. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">You can access the church from inside of the museum. This is the only part of the vicinity where tiles actually take a backseat in the decor. The church is opulent to say the least. Gold embellishing from the floors to the ceiling make it a space fit for the royals.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17727\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17727\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/800px-church_in_national_azulejo_museum_38593025510.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/800px-church_in_national_azulejo_museum_38593025510.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/800px-church_in_national_azulejo_museum_38593025510-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/800px-church_in_national_azulejo_museum_38593025510-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17727\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">National Azulejo Museum Church &#8211; by Naval S &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Church_in_National_Azulejo_Museum_(38593025510).jpg\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s3\">4. <\/span><span class=\"s1\">The National Azulejo Museum Shows Lisbon Pre Earthquake <\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Many of the tiles in the Azulejo Museum reflect scenic imagery and storytelling from years gone by. One of the things I most enjoyed seeing was the 74ft panel depictio of Lisbon city prior to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/all-about-the-great-lisbon-earthquake-of-1755\/\">great earthquake of 1755. <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Seeing Lisbon from the perspective of these tile makers if fascinating. You can spot similarities in the city scape while simultaneously spotting incredible differences in infrastructure that is simply no longer around. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s5\">5. <\/span><span class=\"s1\">The National Azulejo Museum Will Show You How Tiles Are Made<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In addition to providing visitors with an extensive history of the tiles, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/a-visit-to-lisbons-oriental-museum\/\">museum<\/a> also seeks to educate all who enter the space on the process of tile making &amp; the art behind it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In one section of the Azulejo you\u2019ll be shown the entire tile making process from back in the day and compare it to how we do things in modern times. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">All of the techniques from the carving, painting and polishing are covered in this part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/top-5-museums-in-lisbon\/\">museum<\/a>. You will also be introduced to all the necessary materials and equipment required to perfect the tile making craft.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17728\" style=\"width: 583px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17728\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17728\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/573px-azulejo1660-ccbysa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"573\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/573px-azulejo1660-ccbysa.jpg 573w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/573px-azulejo1660-ccbysa-287x300.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17728\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">National Azulejo Museum &#8211; by Isabelmar &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Azulejo1660-CCBYSA.jpg\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s3\">6. <\/span><span class=\"s1\">The National Azulejo Museum\u2019s Name Stems from Arabic <\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Historically there is much Arab influence throughout the Iberian regions of Europe. This has a lot to do with their close proximity to the northern parts of Africa, often just a short boat ride away. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The word azulejo stems directly from the Arabic word <i>az-zulayj<\/i>, which means polished stone. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s5\">7. <\/span><span class=\"s1\">The National Azulejo Museum was Curated in Chronological Order<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Much to my delight this museum has taken the time to curate each collection in a chronological order of events that make it extremely simple to work through. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It truly becomes a journey through time focused specifically on the tiles that made their way into and around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/5-amazing-cities-you-need-to-visit-in-portugal\/\">Portugal<\/a>. It\u2019s also wonderful to watch the progression of the craft and styles as times move and fashions change.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17732\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17732\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/800px-hunting_room_lisbon_1680_-_named_22hunting_room22_from_the_scenes_represented_in_the_panels_animals_chasing_each_other_43444921772.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/800px-hunting_room_lisbon_1680_-_named_22hunting_room22_from_the_scenes_represented_in_the_panels_animals_chasing_each_other_43444921772.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/800px-hunting_room_lisbon_1680_-_named_22hunting_room22_from_the_scenes_represented_in_the_panels_animals_chasing_each_other_43444921772-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/800px-hunting_room_lisbon_1680_-_named_22hunting_room22_from_the_scenes_represented_in_the_panels_animals_chasing_each_other_43444921772-768x372.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">National Azulejo Museum &#8211; by Pedro Ribeiro Sim\u00f5es &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Hunting_Room_(Lisbon,_1680)_-_Named_%22Hunting_Room%22_from_the_scenes_represented_in_the_panels_animals_chasing_each_other_(43444921772).jpg\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I found combining tour through the Azulejo Museum with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/tour\/city\/paris-walking-tours\/\"><span class=\"s6\">free guided walking tour<\/span><\/a> of the neighborhood streets afterward the perfect excursion. Since the Azulejo operates chronologically, leaving the museum and diving straight into a tour of the surrounding streets keeps the chronology ongoing, as you are now viewing the contemporary tiles of the present day outside. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s5\">8. <\/span><span class=\"s1\">The National Azulejo Museum Teaches About the Moorish People<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As mentioned, the Arabic presence through Iberia was strong particularly between the years 700 until 1179. The Moorish people were the Muslim immigrants who made their way to the coasts of Europe from places like Morocco and Tunisia. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The museum explores the presence of these people in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/20-unmissable-attractions-in-portugal\/\">Portugal<\/a> during this time, and all of the tiles that were carried over with them into the land. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s5\">9. <\/span><span class=\"s1\">The Oldest Tiles Weren\u2019t Permitted to Show Human Figures <\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In accordance with Islamic law, many of the early tiles were not able to show human figures in any of the scenic displays. Geometric patterns became the safest bet and these tiles were the earliest ones to circulate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/portugal-explained-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-carnation-revolution\/\">Portugal<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17733\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17733\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/800px-azulejos_6814607797.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/800px-azulejos_6814607797.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/800px-azulejos_6814607797-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/800px-azulejos_6814607797-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17733\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">National Azulejo Museum &#8211; by ines saraiva &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Azulejos_(6814607797).jpg\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s5\">10. <\/span><span class=\"s1\">The National Azulejo Museum Became a National Museum in 1980<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">When the museum first opened its doors in 1965 it was simply run as a department of the National Museum of Ancient Art. 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