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Archaeological Museum
Archaeological Museum
Archaeological Museum
Archaeological Museum
Archaeological Museum
Archaeological Museum
Archaeological Museum
Archaeological Museum
Archaeological Museum
Archaeological Museum
Archaeological Museum
Archaeological Museum
Archaeological Museum
Archaeological Museum
Archaeological Museum
The National Museum of Archaeology is the largest Archaeological museum in Portugal and one of the most important museums in the world devoted to ancient art found in the Iberian Peninsula. Located in Lisbon, the museum was founded in 1893 by the archaeologist José Leite de Vasconcelos. The museum is located in the western wing of the Jeronimos Monastery where the monks had their dormitory. The museum is built in the neo-manueline style and was officially opened in 1906.The museum is the result of José Leite de Vasconcelos' efforts to create an archaeological museum dedicated to the history of Portuguese man. With the support of the politician Bernardino Machado, a legal decree for the creation of a National Ethnographic Museum was established on 20 December 1893.Over the course of its existence, the museum has changed name four times. Since 1989 the museum has assumed the name, The National Archaeology Museum of Dr. Leite de Vasconcelos. The museum was given the international Genio Protector da Colonia Augusta Emerita prize, awarded by the Foundation for Roman Studies and the Friends of the National Museum of Roman art in Mérida, Spain.The museum is the most important centre for archaeological research in Portugal.
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