The illumination on some of the pieces seems to be a problem still.Although it greatly contributes for the dramatic effect, most loose readability when it comes to detail, and even worse when it comes to the descriptive legend that is unreadable.If the lighting intensity over the pieces is to be kept, at least consider illumination the text from behind so its easily accessible.

Amazing place! I was so happy visiting this museum! Nice atmosphere, beautiful and rich exhibition ❤️ Highly recommend to go there especially if you are interested in Asian culture and art. I spent here more than 2 hours! 😱 and it is free entrance every Friday evening. Worth to see

Content wise, the museum deserves 5 stars, but two small details made me lower it to 4:There are lots of interesting descriptions related to the displayed objects, however many of them are not lit well enough and that makes it hard to read them.Also, air conditioning in some places was way too strong, considering most people would be visiting in summer clothes. Me and my friend felt really cold in some places.We loved the exhibitions though!

I was expecting a History museum and instead is more a Decorative Arts collection. However, the exhibited pieces, from China, Japan, India, East Timor, etc are wonderful. It is a pitty how hard It is to get here without car.

Definetely undervalued by tourists here.A great museum about Portuguese presence in Asia and some temporary exhibition still about asian arts.If you are interested in knowing more about western and eastern connections, just go. The internal design of the museum is interesting too.

Went there to see the Chinese Opera exhibition and the regular collection. The Museu Do Oriente is a perfectly sized (not too small, not too big – 2-4 hours for a visit), modern museum with good multilingual descriptions. Every object is very well presented and some of the exhibits are jaw-dropping. Unlike many other places in Lisbon, this museum also isnt overcrowded, which makes a visit quite a relaxing experience. Make sure to take a look at the museum store (Loja) as well, as it offers many nice gifts at a reasonable price.

Well organized and clean exhibition of oriental art of different types. The first floor holds extraordinary pieces of work and the Chinese opera floor was surprising. The temporary exhibits were interesting but I much rather liked the architectural display of Sou Fujimotos work.

Its free after a certain time (check the website). Theyre also open late so you can work it into any itinerary. Lots of stuff from Macau, which was a Portuguese colony back in the day.

I was at Museu do Oriente as conference-venue. They have the best rooftop terrace for coffee breaks and lunches with awesome view to the harbor.

A pleasant experience though the permanent collections are 90% dedicated to China.

It was a great experience. Just to add a couple of useful information. Fridays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. the entrance is free. It has three floors, starting from second floor it was the Chinese theater exhibition. It has the costumes masks musical instruments and plus videos of this exotic art. First floor had artifices and objects from different countries like China, Japan, India,... and the ground floor had two temporary exhibitions, one with Japanese architecture and other was human and nature. Interesting fact was that the shop at the end of visit at museum had Studio Ghibli DVD collection which was so interesting for me as a fan. Highly recommend museum

Not a really big collection but a fair price & amazing staff

Nice museum. One of my favourites in Lisbon. The Chinese Opera section was amazing. Never seen anything exhibition about Chinese Opera in China. The porcelains are limited, I expected to see more porcelains.

Amazing collection of costumes, porcelain and other Chinese products, explaining the history of Portugal’s exploration of Asia.

Great to reconnect Chinese (and Oriental) history with the Portuguese expeditions.

Impressive. This museum is a little bit far from the city center but its really worth a visit. The permanent exhibition includes a wide variety of artistic and decorative goods from the Portuguese colonies in Asia. This museum is a must for anyone who is interested in History, Chinese or Japanese art.When we visited it, there was an enlightening exhibition about Chinese Opera. Really worth seeing.Dont pay for the audio guide. Its not worth it

Very impressive museum with great collection on oriental art and clothes.

Historical and peaceful, one of the best museum to visit at Lisbon, Portugal if you are interested to learn about the history. This museum also got a space to organize events and well managed.

A museum with a mixture of Oriental culture, mainly Chinese, Japanese and Indian. Recommended to those interested.

Superb.Very efficiently managed and organised. Highly recommended for the visitors to Lisbon. It displays the colonial days the Portuguese regime over the Far East countries, from Goa-India to Timor, China etc.

Nice place to learn portuguese-asian history. Free on Fridays from 6 to 10 pm.

Ive been there twice with the two years break and found a lot of new items. The Chinese opera exhibition is amazing! They have a huge collection of original costumes – they are absolutely gorgeous!My personal favourite is the samurai costume from the Japanese exhibition – I cant think of any other place in Europe where I could see them that close, in all of the details.Audio guide definitely worth paying few extra euros, but better to have your own wire headphones.

Original museum to learn about Asian traditions and the portuguese influence on it. It has plenty of original costumes and popular Chinese ornamental accessories. Free on Fridays from 18hrs to 22hrs

The museum gave a totally different view of point to present the culture of east in an interpretation of Portugal’s style. It is very interesting to be here, especially I was from east Asia. The exhibition gave a deep impression of Asia. Some of the treasures were definitely priceless. But some of them was only ordinary in east Asia. Still recommended for everyone to be here expanding knowledge.

Huge museum with lots of antiques from the erstwhile Portuguese colonies in the east. From Goa to Macau, Korea to China.Goa was ruled by Portuguese for over 450 years. Unfortunately, the space alloted and the collection displayed at the museum was absolutely negligible. Anyway, a must visit to witness the trade and connection of erstwhile Portuguese empire.

Expected a larger exhibition but I think I came over too late. nicely presented, modern exhibition with video and audio assist and plenty of space.several in theme but different exhibitions.

I highly recommend visiting the temporary exhibition of Teresa Cortez.I also quite enjoyed the section about Chinese Opera.

Excellent museum with high quality of pieces from all over Asia. Celebrating 10 years now.

Definitely worth a visit for anyone interested in Portuguese history overseas since the fifteenth century!

Love it! The staff is cool, is kinda dark there, it feels like you break an entry in a museum

Really good museum to go to. Lovely collection inside.

Really outstanding and well presented collection. One of the best Asian oriented museums I have been to.

Totally recommend a visit to this museum. If you like Chinese opera and Asian culture go and see

Very interesting and informative!

Free entry every Friday from 6 to 10 pm. Nice quiet museum for a relaxing Friday night out.

Nice museum with an interesting exposition of the Oriental period and relation with it of Portugal

A very rare and rich collection with useful and interesting explication. I also liked the interior design of the building. It was a nice experience.

Amazing museum, also with workshops for adults and kids: a great way to get to know hands on the oriental culture

You should definitely try combined ticket that includes a brunch with an amazing view of the river and the commercial docks. After, enjoy an amazing collection of Asian artifacts from across Asia.

Amazing museum that was honestly not my first choice and exceeded my expectations. It not only shows Asian culture in a very interesting way but also shows Portugal’s huge influence in Asia which sometimes is hard to imagine. The temporary exhibitions are interesting and the museum is well organized. Highly recommend

The museums has large spaces for organizing event and shops to purchase souvenirs. It’s records of historical ornaments from India, Japan and China are great. So many collections and so many things to see. On the ground floor there are normally temporary exhibitions so ask at the reception what’s on reception in the temporary area and ask to be shown the place.

Excellent and very rich museum; one of the best museums in Lisbon and one of the best and biggest museums of Oriental Arts in Europe, what is, obviously, due to the leading role of the Portuguese people in the geografical discoveries of Asiatic countries back to 15-17 centuries.Highly recommended.

A good sized museum with artifacts from more than just the Orient and depending on your interests you could spend all day there. Four hours however would be more normal. The quality of the artifacts exceed what you would expect of a museum of its size.

Interesting museum, with a variety if objects from all over Asia.Some nice Chinese porcelain, but what caught my eye was an exhibition about Chinese opera. The beautiful costumes alone are worth a visit, along with the masks and some stage objects.Mote photos coming soon :)

An interesting collection of Asian art. The sections describing Portugal’s influence on the region’s culture (especially the room of tapestries from Timor-Leste) is of particular value; other sections could be found in many museums of Asian art. Note that the lighting in the permanent collections makes the descriptions quite difficult to read and the bathrooms in the basement have a deeply menacing aura that I find myself quite unable to adequately describe.

Works until late with free entrance on Friday after 6 pm. A lot of interesting exhibits in a permanent exhibition and always interesting temporary exhibitions. Very nice and Helpful staff.

Good collection of Asian art from Portugals former colonies. Of note are the early Chinese pottery, snuff bottles and Japanese netsuke. It does not pretend to give an in depth overview of Indian, Chinese and Japanese cultures but what is shown is good.

Really interesting!

The museum displays some great pieces from the former Asian colonies of Portugal such as Macau in China and Goa in India. I must say that it was very dark in this museum, I dont know if it has something to do with the preservation of the art but I felt it was a shame that the illumination could have been brighter in order to better express the fine arts they keep here. I also missed the red line in the history of the Portuguese colonisations in Asia in general in this museum. The temporary exhibition of China on the second floor (2019) could have been smaller.

Rich and atmospheric.

I have been all over the world, visited many wonderful, intriguing, unique and informative museums the world over and have also designed attractions and events which is why I am so shocked that a space that clearly had a budget and an amazingly rich and colorful source matter to draw from has created this soulless, unimaginative, bland, confusing and boring museum. From the hospital like lobby, to the BLACK decor, horrible layout with ZERO ‘flow’ there is no ambiance, flow, story, timeline etc - items are laid out and you are left to wander, often ending up in ‘dead ends’ - I hope someone, somewhere is financing this, because clearly ticket price attendance won’t sustain this for long. Where is the celebration of this wonderful, colorful culture?... a giant Chinese dragon suspended in the lobby perhaps, examples of costume and dress, music? - a timeline for each area, something for children, signage on the floor for the restaurant!... a little care for the garden and pool (not the overgrown area with barely visible fish choking on algae) and a lobby area that looks and feels vibrant, inviting, not like I stumbled into a tech company HQ!

Great museum the artifacts are in a great condition, they are from various lands and the texts are very informative too! Would recommand!

A very long walk and not much to show for it at the end. The exhibits were often pieces from the 1970s and 80s which hardly classed as museum pieces. The lighting was appalling and a danger for anyone with less than perfect eyesight. Many of the information notes couldnt even be read they were so badly lit. A confusing miss-mash with no idea of a time-line to anything but given that much of it was younger than me I guess they didnt want to give a timeline. One of the staff was very helpful and showed us some conference rooms on the 5th floor that we had unwittingly found our way up to.

A nice journey through Eastern Asia. Focused on China, Korea and Japanese history and culture, but has a selection of other regions

Magnificent PLace. Many exhibits from around the world. Everyone whos interested in history should see this.

An interesting spot where you can see the Portuguese legacy on Asian colonies, and how that impacted culturally both Portugal and said territories.

A wonderful place commemorating some really nice collection of the amalgamation of different countries and their cultures

There is a very rich display of Oriental items some of which captured our interest beyond words! We entered to spend max one hour for the visit and ended up three hours later...

Nice place to visit. Especially the Chinese Opera exhibition was for me a trip to the past. So much memories from my childhood.

This is a museum with a singular focus and an incredible amount of depth which includes an impressive collection of articles originating from former Portuguese colonies and trading posts in the east. The building has an interesting history, being a repurposed port structure dating back to the 1940s. I would highly recommend a visit as the collections are world-class and represent an opportunity to explore a unique cultural interaction. In addition to the permanent collections there guest exhibitions, included in the entrance fee.The first of the two permanent collections relates to the Portuguese impact on Asia, which includes fascinating pieces such as an extensive collection of porcelain made in China that are facsimiles of Western designs, as well as items of historic and cultural significance.The second collection relates to performing arts in the East and provides a detailed look into Chinese, Japanese and other classical arts across time including Communist opera and dance. Completely unique and, as I understand it, unlike any other in the world.In terms of access, it is possible to access by car or on foot from central Lisbon or Alcantara-Mar station; however this can feel a little dicey getting across the Avenida Brasilia.In conclusion this is very much worth a visit for a bit of change up and well worth the 6EUR entry!

A total must see in Lisbon. It has great works within an excellent layout.

Wonderful collection and temporary exhibits. Layout a bit confusing. Allow 2 hrs. Free after 6 and open until 10pm fridays

Excellent. Great presentation on Chinese opera. Exhibit of Museum from another world presented pieces in unique setting. Well worth visit.

I liked to return and visit again this beautiful Museum. Everyone who visit Lisbon should come. It really worth to come!

Very informative. I expected more antique furniture, but still worth a visit.

Great place to feel atmosphere of the Age of Discovery and its trails through Asia. The museum is a bit overlooked as we were enjoying the museum collection almost alone. Watching the black samurai armor, especially helmet, you can realize where the idea of Dart Weiders suit has come from :)

Off the beaten track, free entry on Friday eveving. Great history lesson and collections from Macao, East Timur and India. I really enjoyed it.

The permanent collection of this museum has been curated rather haphazardly, seemingly grouping objects on the basis of them looking similar rather than attempting to provide the visitor with any kind of understanding. Its also bafflingly creepily lit, to the point where the stairs are dangerous and the descriptions difficult to make out. The cafe is in the dungeon, too. Avoid.

Nice place to visit

Worth seeing because of Portugals early trading relationship with the Orient. May learn a thing or two.

I only went to the brunch. Very good buffet menu, but way too crowded. There were over 100 people serving from the same buffet table, which made people less polite when moving around. The pricing is ok, but the management team shouldnt allow so many people. Thus only 3 starts.

They have a fine coolectionWorth seeing.

Was expecting more pieces and more story. Also the too dark light made me feel sleepy

Very interesting exhibition. Although on the reception and ticket desk, it is not acceptable the officer spent too much time on the phone giving so much information, to someone who ask so much, while there are many people waiting at the reception for ask a ticket to go inside the museum.

Liked the exhibitions and activities organized. Have been going more and more to this museum. Keep on!

One of the best museums in Lisbon, concentrates within, a mix of exebitions, workshops, theatre plays and concerts and other cultural events, all related to the Orient and the oriental culture, from the middle to the far East. Some of the many activities that every month are carefully planned, are even free. All of the exebitions, every Friday after 18h00, is are free to visit.

Very low quality. The standards have been decreasing over and over. The buffet is no more Asian inspired. The brunch is no more one option.

Great collections from China, Japan, Korea, India and Timor. Free on Friday

Very nice to see view of sea and eat from this place. Musium and restaurant.

A great brunch with a view to the river and the bridge. Really good variety of food.

Good museum and PERFECT RESTAURANT at ground -1! Mayra is the best attendant ever.

This is a gem of a museum.The collection isnt exhausting but beautifully displayed.Design students should visit just to see how to exhibit. I would place the display on par with the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha.

A museum with heritage of India, China, Japan and several Far eastern territories emphasising Portugals merchant seaman and colonial history . Starts from approximately 15th century and comes to 1980s which are mainly sent gifts to Portugal by those countries overseas. Displayed pieces are worth to see, but the inside atmosphere is dark ( actually complete black) decorated. That might make you feel sleepy. Air conditioner works very well inside so beware of bringing some long sleeves during your visit.

Great place to discover Portugals relationship with the Orient (China, Macau, Japan and Korea). Extensive bookshop also. And in 2019 K-Pop dance workshops by star Korean dancer/choreographer @sunbeehan #sunbeehan

The restaurant its amazing, everything is delicious!!! Definitely you must go! You need to make a reservation with previous time!!

Restaurant only - For my first brunch experience was fantastic. A lot of variety, nice staff and the view was breath taking. Recommended.

Confusing layout was just the start. Poorly lit so that you can hardy see where you are walking let alone read the descriptions. I wanted out right after entering. Bathrooms in the basement next to the shanty cafe were poorly maintained. Overall...boo!!! Avoid.

+ Cultural and religious information about India, China and Japan and their relation with Portugal.- Small museum- not well ordered (you are jumping one country to another)+ good wall paintings+ interesting samurai wearings and tsuba (sword guard) collection

Wow amazing museum so beautiful and interesting

Had a brunch here. Its a buffet style of brunch. Lots of varied types of food. The staff is friendly. The view is also very nice. Worth the visit.

Very interesting. Learned a lot that I never cared to learn in China.

A Nice restaurante or lounge bar is missing

A great start to learn about Portugals relationship with Asia. I want to be educated further on Portugals empires and the lasting effects in culture, food and political/economic ties.

Very nice collection ! And the temporary show about Chinese opera was wonderful too

Interesting exibition. A lot of items from far east. Even a few samurai armors and one katana.

Catalogue of objects which is screaming out for a story, but this is sadly lacking. Very limited for such a rich subject.

I was excited to visit the museum, but am very disappointed after my visit. The audio guide does not work properly and the information given is poor. The exposition itelf has some interesting objects, but the there is a huge lack of structured information, just a lot of dry facts, but very little context and story. Boring. The description of the objects is hard to find and often times not well lit. I regret having spent 6 Euro for this. Learned very little.

Beautiful and interesting museum. Maybe, in some places, it needs more light!

This museum lacks any contextualising overview - it needs a social history of Portuguese colonisation in Asia for the (beautiful) artefacts to make sense. Very disappointing!

First of all, Amazing view from the windows, out over the Rio Tejo !! And the brunch selection is so good. Hot, cold, snack, traditional, dessert and candy for the kids. Definitely a place im visiting again.