About the Palace
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda / Museu do Tesouro Real
The project to build the Ajuda Palace dates to 1802 under the regency of Prince João (the future King João VI). It was designed by the architects Francisco Xavier Fabri and José da Costa e Silva and later also had the collaboration of António Francisco Rosa. It is a neoclassical building.
Despite the size of the Palace originally designed, which would have made it one of the largest European royal palaces, it was eventually substantially reduced to the form we know today.
Some more information:
https://www.palacioajuda.gov.pt/en/pages/12becbfb-sobre-o-palacio-nacional-da-ajuda
Mission
The National Palace of Ajuda's mission is to study, conserve and restore, enhance and divulge the collections of the Portuguese Royal Household that constitute its core, as well as to safeguard the genuineness of its interiors as a historic residence.
To that effect it presents a program of pedagogical and interpretative actions directed to the public from a lifelong learning perspective, focusing on the different art collections, on the building and its historical context, as well as a space for activities of recognized cultural interest and the enhancement and safeguarding of human rights.
The palace-museum, in its capacity as a former royal residence, aims at being a European reference for the study and dissemination of its collections.
José Alberto Ribeiro
Director
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda - Museu do Tesouro Real | Biblioteca da Ajuda
Address
Largo da Ajuda1349-021 Lisboa
Lisboa
Lisboa
Director / Person in Charge
- Doutor José Alberto Ribeiro
