National Tile Museum: E-ticket with Audio Tour on Your Phone

From $ 17,11 per person

  • Entrance e-ticket
    Use your phone or print the voucher
  • Self-guided audio tour
    Follow the story at your own pace
  • English
    For both audio and stories included
National Tile Museum: E-ticket with Audio Tour on Your Phone

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Overview

  • 1h 50min
  • 95 stories
  • 0km distance
  • 23 stops

Nothing compares to azulejos. These unique blue and white tiles are central to the Portuguese soul and serve as chronicles of Portugal’s history and culture. The Museu Nacional do Azulejo (National Tile Museum) is the custodian of the greatest azulejo collection in Lisbon and a must-see destination for those who appreciate true beauty.

Experience the National Tile Museum at your own pace (or enjoy a hassle-free visit to) with a pre-booked e-ticket and an engaging self-guided audio tour on your smartphone. 

Receive your ticket by email, download the app and the audio tour on your phone, prior to your visit, and travel back in time to experience the glory of the National Tile Museum, the Museum, narrating the story of the tiles industry, the melting pot industry of Portugal.

Put on your headphones and explore the 16th century tile (cuerda seca), the Cloister- Mickey Mouse Panel and the Dona Leonor Chapel through the power of storytelling and learn historical information and uncommon stories and anecdotes from Portugal’s medieval past till the modern times. Tour’s content is the result of in-depth research, squeezed into brief original stories that will make your visit both engaging and informative. The audio tour can be used repeatedly and anytime, before or after your visit.

This is an unmissable opportunity to gain valuable insights into the National Tile Museum, telling the stories behind the famous Portuguese tile production and relate to the exhibits in an entirely original way.

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The old convent

The Museu Nacional do Azulejo (more affectionately known as Lisbon’s Tile Museum) was created in 1965 as an integral part of the Museum of Ancient Arts and acquired its present name in 1980. The museum occupies the impressive buildings of the royal Convent de Madre de Deus, founded in 1509 by Eleanor of Viseu (1458-1525), one of Portugal’s most influential queen consorts, universally known as Rainha Dona Leonor. The old convent is located in Xabregas, a neighbourhood in eastern Lisbon, and houses one of Portugal's most extensive collections of tiles.

Leonidas Argyros

A grumpy man with a PhD. He is fascinated by words; when he sees them forming beautiful sentences he feels like an apprentice wizard who just produced fancy potions out of cauldrons full of frog legs and tears of bats. In his spare time he roams about town or watches anything produced and narrated by Sir David Attenborough, an inexhaustible source of similes. In Canada, he learned to love the cold, but he is much happier working in Athens.

Inclusions and Exclusions

Inclusions

  • Adult entry ticket to the National Tile Museum
  • Skip-the-line service 
  • Self-guided audio tour on your smartphone (Android & iOS)
  • An activation link to access your audio tour
  • Offline content (text, audio narration and maps) to avoid roaming charges

Exclusions

  • Live Guide
  • Smartphone or headphones
  • Food and drinks
  • Transportation
  • App not compatible with Windows phones
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off

Mandatory items

  • Charged smartphone
  • Headphones

Charged smartphone, headphones.

The location

Address

Rua da Madre de Deus, 41900-312 Lisboa

Areas

National Tile Museum

Important information

Opening hours

Mondays Closed

Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 – 13:00, 14:00-18:00.

Know before you book

  • This is a combination of a downloadable self-guided audio tour for your smartphone (accessible through our app) and an entry ticket for the National Tile Museum.
  • No live guide or meeting point provided.
  • After booking, you will receive an email with further instructions on how to access and download your audio tour. Please check your email spam folder as well.
  • The course of the visit may be modified and special restrictions may be imposed. The visitors must always adhere to the guidelines of the site.
  • Book per device to be used, not per participant.
  • An Android (version 5.0 and later) or iOS (version 15.0 and later) smartphone is required. The audio tour is not compatible with Windows Phones, iPhone 6/6 Plus or older, iPod Touch 6th generation or older, iPad 4th generation or older, iPad Air 1st generation, iPad Mini 3rd generation or older.
  • You will need storage space on your phone (100-150 MB).
  • Free and reduced admission tickets do not have to skip the line privileges and can only be acquired at the ticket booth on-site.
  • The entrance is free for children up to 12 years old.
  • The Museum is wheelchair accessible.

Know before you go

  • Download the ticket(s) & audio tour while on Wi-Fi prior to your visit. Mobile signal may be weak at the site(s).
  • After booking, you will receive an email with further instructions on how to access and download your audio tour. Please check your email spam folder as well.
  • Ensure that your smartphone is fully charged and that you bring your earphones.
  • Download the ticket(s) & audio tour while on WiFi prior to your visit. Mobile signal may be weak at the site(s).
  • After booking, you will receive an email with further instructions on how to access and download your audio tour. Please check your email spam folder as well
  • Ensure that your smartphone is fully charged & that you bring your earphones

Contributors and Bibliography

Contributors

Image Credits @ Clio Muse Tours

Download the app

To take this self-guided tour, you will need to download the Clio Muse Tours app on your iOS or Android device. Enjoy your tour!

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