Open: Wednesday to Monday: 9:30 am – 5:30 pm (last entry at 5 pm)
Terreiro D. João V, 2640-492 Mafra
The National Museum of Music holds one of the richest European collections of musical instruments from the 16th to the 21st century, representing a wide range of musical practices, some of which are classified as “national treasures.”
Among the “national treasures” in its collection are instruments manufactured in Portugal, such as the harpsichord by Joaquim José Antunes (1758), and the violins and cellos by Joaquim José Galrão. Other instruments of great value and rarity include the Pascal Taskin harpsichord built in 1782 for the court of King Louis XVI of France, the Boisselot & Fils piano brought to Lisbon by Franz Liszt during his Iberian tour of 1844–1845, the baroque oboe by Eichentopf, and a cello by Antonio Stradivari that once belonged to King Luís of Portugal. The museum also preserves important archives, such as those of composer Alfredo Keil, author of the current Portuguese national anthem.