Museums

Museu Monográfico de Conímbriga, The Museum de Conímbriga

By tourist on June 6, 2015 Condeixa-a-Nova, Museums

The Museum of Conimbriga is a Portuguese archaeological museum dedicated to the preservation of the relics of the ancient Roman city of Conímbriga, located 16 km from Coimbra, in the town of Condeixa-a-Velha. The museum was founded in 1962, and also manages the ruins of the city which was inhabited between centuries IX and VII BC-VIII […]

National Museum Machado de Castro, in Coimbra

By tourist on June 6, 2015 Coimbra, Museums

The National Museum Machado de Castro (Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro) is an art museum in Coimbra, Portugal, named after the renowned Portuguese sculptor Joaquim Machado de Castro. It first opened in 1913 and its latest renovation (2004-2012), which included the addition of a new building, was awarded the Piranesi/Prix de Rome Prize 2014. The Machado de Castro Museum is […]