House-museums are some of my favorite types of museums because they reveal the distinctive taste of a historic figure or collector couple. From furniture to tableware, paintings to wall color, these unique museums envelop the visitor in a single, smallish building (although not always). The intimate setting personalizes the experience for a visitor beyond the often clinical and exhausting approach of a large museum’s endless galleries. Lisbon’s House-Museum of Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves is one such space, reflecting the artistic sensibilities and design preferences of a prestigious bachelor ophthalmologist in the early-to-mid twentieth century. You’ll find a few photos I took on my two trips to the museum below, but to know more click here for a piece I wrote on it for Atlas Obscura.
Carlos Sousa 