National Museum Soares dos Reis

National Museum Soares dos Reis - Porto
National Museum Soares dos Reis

Founded in 1833 this was Portugal's first national museum. Set in the Carrancas Palace the National Museum Soares dos Reis features one of the finest collections of Portuguese art in existence. This includes many works by the sculptor António Soares dos Reis, after whom the museum is named. The collections feature painting, sculpture, furniture, metalwork and ceramics from many of Portugal's most revered artists of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Porto

Phone

+351 223 393 770

Link

http://mnsr.imc-ip.pt/

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