Add a review about the Museum of the Roman Theater in Lisbon

The Museum of the Roman Theater in Lisbon is one of those museums where, besides the exhibits in the showcase, there is also a "live", let's say a part - it is built over the ruins of the ancient city theater of Lisbon . Such museums have an amazing ability - they make a living story.

The Roman theater in Lisbon was built about 2000 years ago - in the first century of our era, Lisbon was then called Olisippo and was part of the Roman Empire. The empire has disappeared, and the theater has remained, and now the remains can be seen.

The museum unites several expositions devoted to the Roman history of Lisbon, similar in the era of creation and theme. The main thing is the excavation of the remnants of the Roman theater. But, in addition to it, there is still a museum of Roman antiquities (not an archaeological site, but an ordinary one, with exhibition stands) and excavations of several neighboring buildings.

In some parts of the building there are tiled floors that are 2 thousand years old, here and there there are wonderful mosaics - the colors did not seem to fade.

Exposition

The museum is divided into 4 parts.

The largest part is occupied by the museum of Roman antiquities. His collection consists of the remains of the theater and items found during excavations in his place, and besides them, you can see Roman antiquities found in other parts of the city. The collection turned out to be interesting and varied. In the basement of the building (it was built in the 18th century) you can see the remains of the Roman buildings that once stood in this place.

And the most interesting part of the museum is the archaeological site. After the theater was found, they excavated there, cleaned the remains of the building - and opened it for visitors. Now you can go through the theater, see the remaining parts. Not much survived - this part of the city was destroyed by an earthquake in the middle of the 18th century, but nevertheless it is curious.

The next part is another archaeological site, there are the remains of several neighboring buildings.

The exposition turned out to be interesting, though not too big. In some parts of the building there are tiled floors that are 2 thousand years old, some wonderful mosaics have been preserved here - the colors seem to have not faded.

Archaeological sites

Practical information

Address: Lisboa, Patio do Aljube, Museu do Teatro Romano

The museum consists of 4 parts separated from each other, and the exposition of Roman antiquities is in a separate building located across the road from the archaeological sites

It is most convenient to get there by metro station Rossio Station or Baixa Chiado ( yellow branch). From the streets to the museum there are climbing stairs

Entry to the museum is free for everyone

Opening hours: The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 14:00 to 18:00. Monday is a day off.