Gulbenkian Museum

Gulbenkian Museum

in full  Calouste Gulbenkian Museum , Portuguese  Museo Calouste Gulbenkian 

      museum in Lisbon, Port., featuring a renowned and eclectic collection of ancient and modern art.

      The Gulbenkian's collection was amassed by Calouste Gulbenkian during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. An Armenian oil magnate, Gulbenkian ranks among the world's greatest art collectors. At the time of his death in 1955, his collection included more than 6,000 artifacts. These he willed to the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation—set up to preserve and display his collection—in Lisbon, where he had spent the last 13 years of his life. His collection was displayed publicly for the first time in 1969, when the Gulbenkian Museum opened its doors.

      The museum's permanent exhibition includes more than 1,000 pieces. Displayed in chronological and geographical order, the works form two independent tour circuits. The first circuit features works dating to ancient times, including 12th–18th-century Islamic art, as well as Egyptian, Greco-Roman, Mesopotamian, East Asian, and Armenian pieces. The second circuit focuses on Western art, with exhibits dedicated to books, sculptures, paintings, and decorative pieces. Highlights of the European wing include 18th-century French decorative art and a room devoted to the lustrous jewelry and glasswork of celebrated French jewelry designer René Lalique (Lalique, René).

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