Coimbra - Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro

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Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro Description

On the west side of the Largo da Feira, in the former Bishop's Palace (rebuilt in the late 16th C.) and in the church of Sao Joao, is the Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro, named after the Coimbra-born sculptor Machado de Castro (1736-1828) and containing Roman material from excavations, medieval sarcophaguses, Romanesque and Gothic sculpture in stone and wood, goldsmiths' work, furniture, tapestries, porcelain, paintings of the 16th-18th C. (including some notable Flemish pictures), a special section devoted to work by modern Portuguese painters and a department of religious art.

From the double loggia in the beautiful courtyard there is a very fine view of the town.

Hobbies & Activities category: Archeological exhibit, museum; Architecture - Romanesque; Fabrics, textiles, costumes exhibits; Furniture display; Paintings, art collections; Gold, silver, metalworking exhibit; Architecture - Gothic; Historical museum; Architecture - Medieval; Scenic site or route

Address

Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro
Rua António José de Almeida, 208
3000-042 Coimbra
Coimbra
Portugal

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Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1) Good Friday - Christian Anniversity of the Revolution - Portugal (April 25) May Day / Labor Day (May 1) National Day - Portugal (June 10) Corpus Christi - Christian Assumption Day - Christian (August 15) Republic Day - Portugal (October 5) All Saints' Day - Christian (November 1) Independence Day - Portugal (December 1) Feast of the Immaculate Conception (December 8) Christmas - Christian (December 25)