National Museum of Ancient Art
Portugal's main art museum, in a former palace in Lisbon. It holds over 40,000 works, including Hieronymus Bosch's triptych The Temptations of Saint Anthony and Japanese Nanban screens. The museum sits in the Palace of the Counts of Alvor in the Santos district, near the Tagus.
- Where
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 38.7053, -9.1607
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Questions
Where is National Museum of Ancient Art?
National Museum of Ancient Art is in Lisbon, Portugal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Estrela Basilica (0.9 km), Bica Funicular (1.3 km), Time Out Market Lisboa (1.3 km).
How do I get the National Museum of Ancient Art stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at National Museum of Ancient Art and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Lisbon volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to National Museum of Ancient Art before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Lisbon volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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