Museu Calouste Gulbenkian
Museu Calouste Gulbenkian
Museu Calouste Gulbenkian (Avenida Berna 45A, Lisbon) – this museum, established by Armenian businessman and philanthropist Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian (who passed away in 1955) has a collection of both ancient and modern art. Works there ranged from Ancient Egyptian, Greco-Roman, Mesopotamian, Persian, Armenian, and Far Eastern art, to paintings from famed artists like Rubens, Rembrandt, Rodin, Renoir, Degas, Manet, Monet, Gainsborough, and many others. Gulbenkian, who earned his fortune in the international oil trade, resided in Portugal from the end of World War II until his death.
Admission: General (€4). Free admission for children under 12 (daily), and on Sundays for the entire general public. Hours: open daily (except Mondays & holidays) from 10 am – 5:45 pm. See the Museum’s website for more details: www.museu.gulbenkian.pt