Our one hour guided tour of the museum (10 euros each) was quite informative and most enjoyable. Our guide was Andrea, she made me giggle so many times, while she looked straight faced, she had a qwerky way of telling stories, a dry sense of humour. Our small group was lead through each of the rooms of this two storey building, it was a little stuffy with no airconditioning but at least it was cooler than outside. Andrea gave fun facts of the rooms, objects, the former residents and their lives. If your a little late for the timed tour, ask, you may be lucky to join the group late, as we were.

We found the museum open on a Monday when many are closed. It was a welcome refuge from an overcrowded city (2500 cruise passengers daily & many thousands at a tech conference). All the staff we met spoke fluent English. A lovely student who thesis was on an 18th century carriage explained all about its imminent restoration. After which Antonio took us on a gentle stroll around this large mansion, home to a precious collection of art and antiques. He was the perfect guide. We never felt rushed and would not have expected to be left unaccompanied amongst such valuable artefacts. Afterwards we had a long chat to his female colleague who made us very welcome. Can’t recommend this museum too highly and a big shout out to such professional and welcoming staff. It deserves more visitors.

This smaller museum has many beautiful furniture pieces and rooms to see. Those interested in classical furniture and craftmanship will appreciate this museum and the care that has clearly gone into each room. However, you are required to tour this museum with a guide. The guide moved through the rooms very quickly, sharing some good information, but completely skipping over some pieces. This is a zero-tolerance policy for people lingering in a room to look at a piece once she has moved on. The tour was a total of 20 minutes. You were not allowed to explore alone or revisit any pieces after the tour, and they also had a security guard enforcing this and herding you to the lobby. I appreciate wanting to keep pieces safe, but this is the strictest museum I have ever been to and I don't feel we actually got to admire many of the pieces.

A well run tour of this unique building. Despite its location in the middle of the tourist zone this gem of a museum had few visitors, because most of the tourists are day trippers. However, if you are a visitor to Lisbon who actually wants to learn about Portuguese decorative arts in a wider context then this place is for you. Our guide was eloquent, knowledgeable and engaging, the collection is diverse and well worth the time.

Very nice museum located in the Alfama district. Very beautiful pieces are on display. In addition, museum with a lot of charm, as it is located in a single storey residence. Only downside, no explanations in French, it's sad...