Museu do Tesouro Real

In the west wing of the National Palace of Ajuda, in Lisbon, the Royal Treasure Museum preserves an essential part of the material memory of the former Portuguese Royal House. Opened on 1 June 2022, it presents more than one thousand pieces, including Crown jewels, insignia, decorations, coins and works of civil and religious goldsmithery. The permanent exhibition is organised into eleven sections, arranged over three floors of a large vault, following themes such as the gold and diamonds of Brazil, Crown coins and medals, honorary orders, the Royal Chapel, the Royal Table and the journeys of the Treasure. The jewellery section recalls that the “Crown Jewels” were created in 1827, after the division of King João VI’s estate, and used by successive sovereigns until 1910. In the former palace of Portugal’s last kings, the brilliance of the pieces reveals power, ceremony and private life.