Tours and Other Tourism Services

Unlock Portugal’s Treasures, with jewellery expert Rui Galopim de Carvalho

Portugal’s museums contain treasures holding the key to fascinating stories of Portugal’s history, art and science. For lovers and enthusiasts of jewellery (jewelry), precious stones and gemmology (gemology) let yourself be guided with an expert who can unlock these stories while entertaining and educating you.

Rui Galopim de Carvalho, gemologist, author and international lecturer on the history of gemstones and decorative arts, is a specialist who has studied the Museums’ collections during his three-decade career.

Rui provides an audiovisual briefing prior to the visit, putting the artefacts in context, and offers a unique and exclusive perspective from someone with all the theoretical and hands-on knowledge there is to know about the gemstone, jewellery and art objects on display.

These iconic Lisbon museums include:
The new Museu do Tesouro Real at the Palácio Nacional da Ajuda, home to the Crown Jewels (opens November 2021)
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga
The Treasure of Lisbon Cathedral
Museu dos Patriarcas
Museu de São Roque
Casa-Museu Medeiros e Almeida
Lalique Collection at Museu Calouste Gulbenkian

Visits are exclusively by appointment in private or small groups.

For locations outside Lisbon, special conditions apply.