Is National Tile Museum (Museu Nacional do Azulejo) worth it with kids?
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With kids, give National Tile Museum (Museu Nacional do Azulejo) a miss.
A quietly wonderful museum that explains the blue tiles you see everywhere, climaxing in a 23-metre panorama of pre-earthquake Lisbon and a jaw-dropping gold chapel. The catch: it's out east, off most itineraries, and 'a museum of tiles' undersells to those who don't yet care. Converts almost everyone who actually goes.
- Price
- ~€8
- Time
- 1.5–2 hrs
- Last verified
- 2026-06-17
Is National Tile Museum (Museu Nacional do Azulejo) worth it…
How we verified
- Housed in the former Madre de Deus Convent; holds the 'Grand Panorama of Lisbon', a ~23-metre azulejo panel (~1,300 tiles) of the city before the 1755 earthquake. · lisbonportugaltourism.com
- As of mid-2026 the museum is closed for renovation under Portugal's Recovery and Resilience Plan, with no announced reopening date. · lisboacard.org