Museu Arqueológico do Carmo
The Museu Arqueológico do Carmo (German about: Archaeological Museum Carmo ) is an archaeological museum in the former church Convento do Carmo opposite the castle, on a hill above the lower city of Lisbon . Alongside the Museu Nacional de Arqueologia, it is the second major archaeological museum in the Portuguese capital.
exhibition
The exhibits in the permanent exhibition are not labeled and must be visited using photocopied sheets (in English and Portuguese). The prehistoric department has been under construction since 2002. The exhibits are on display in the ruins of the open nave in the apse and in the adjoining rooms. Immediately behind the cash register are medieval tombstones , many with coats of arms and some with sculptures.
In the apse are especially sarcophagi Portuguese origin from the 12th to the 18th centuries, the magnificent coffin of Archbishop of Lisbon and the King Fernando I . The bust of King Afonso Henrique from the 12th century is also interesting. In a side apse there are pieces from Roman and Islamic times ( mosaics , tombstones, statues). A Roman sarcophagus with finely carved figures is remarkable. The former library houses the pre-Columbian and Egyptian sections. Shrunken heads and mummies can be seen . On the walls there are azulejo pictures from the 18th century.
history
The church was built as part of a monastery between 1389 and 1423 at the instigation of the general Nuno Álvares Pereira (canonized in 2009), who contributed significantly to the victory in the Battle of Aljubarrota . In 1385 the Castilians were defeated and the independence of Portugal was secured. The 1755 Lisbon earthquake destroyed the church and monastery. The renovation commissioned by Queen Maria could not be completed. The ruins were handed over to the Royal Association of Architects and Archaeologists in 1864, who set up a museum here.
At first only finds from the monastery were exhibited. Soon antiques from formerly church property were added, which had come into the possession of the crown after the secularization of 1834. In 1995 the museum was closed because the buildings had been damaged in connection with the expansion of the subway and had to be propped up. The museum has been open again since 2002.
literature
- Hans Strelocke: Portugal . DuMont Art Guide, Cologne 1982, ISBN 3-7701-1369-1
See also
Web links
- Official websites (Portuguese)
Coordinates: 38 ° 42 ′ 44 " N , 9 ° 8 ′ 24" W.