| Museu Nacional de Arqueologia | |
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  Location within Lisbon | |
| Established | 1903 |
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| Location | Praça Império, Belém, Lisbon, Portugal |
| Coordinates | 38°41′50″N 9°12′25″W / 38.69728°N 9.20706°W |
| Type | Archaeology museum |
| Visitors | 263,650 (2019)[1] |
| Website | http://www.museuarqueologia.gov.pt/ |
 Location of National Museum of Archaeology | |
The National Museum of Archaeology (Portuguese: Museu Nacional de Arqueologia) is the largest archaeological museum in Portugal and one of the most important museums 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.[2]
The museum is the result of José Leite de Vasconcelos's efforts to create an archaeological museum dedicated to the history of Portuguese people. 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.[3] The museum is the most important centre for archaeological research in Portugal. The museum has received 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.[4]
- ^ https://www.patrimoniocultural.gov.pt/static/data/docs/2023/03/10/ev.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Raposo, Luis. "Museu Nacional de Arqueologia: percursos e desafios de uma casa centenária nas construções oitocentistas dos Jerónimos. Lisboa:". Grupo de Amigos do Museu Nacional de Arqueologia. Lisboa: Instituto dos Museus e da Conservação: 22–25.
- ^ "The History of the National Museum of Archaeology". Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "RTP News - National Museum of Archaeology Awarded Prize". Retrieved 17 January 2018.