Oriente Museum

"Testimony to the historical relations between Asia and Portugal, the first country to reach the most distant eastern ports, the Museu do Oriente is located in Doca de Alcântara, in a building from the 1940s with a privileged location next to the Tagus River. The Museum is organized around two large permanent exhibitions. On the 1st floor there is the exhibition dedicated to the "Portuguese Presence in Asia", which is made up of artistic and documentary objects collected over the years by Fundação Oriente. Among several objects of exceptional value, Chinese and Japanese screens from the 17th and 18th centuries stand out, pieces of Namban art, a collection of porcelain pieces emblazoned with the India Company and a collection relating to the cultures of the people of Timor. The “Gods of Asia” exhibition occupies the 2nd floor and was planned based on the Kwok On Collection, one of the most important of its kind on a European scale, which consists of more than 13,000 pieces. Throughout the exhibition route there are testimonies of Asian performing arts, mythologies and popular religions such as puppets, masks, paintings, ritual objects, lanterns, dragons, games and statues. The Museu do Oriente also has an area for temporary exhibitions and a multipurpose space that will host a diverse cultural program, including musical shows, dance, theater, cinema and puppetry. "