This wonderful museum right at the Alto dos Moinhos Metro is truly a gem. With its outstanding collection of European music instruments alongside a few from other music cultures around the world, it’s worth more than a cursory visit. Plus, it’s free with the Lisboa Card.We came just a few minutes after opening time, hence we had the place all to ourselves. I truly relished my time looking at the instruments carefully especially those from 18th-19thc such as the lutes, viols, and keyboards as it was my chance to see real specimens and not just pictures.
A hurdy-gurdy!
This is the piano that Franz Liszt brought with him to France while on concert tour which included Lisbon. After his concert, he gave it away to Queen Maria II.
I loved these small portable organs even if they were 19tjc forgeries of 16thc ones.
A pianoforte developed by Muzio Clementi.
Lutes and more lutes!
A bandurria!
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