The museum was founded in 1962, and also manages the ruins of the city which was inhabited between centuries IX and VII BC-VIII AD The Romans came here in the first century BC, finding a thriving village, but soon introduced their civilization in the region and the city entered a new phase of growth, which continued until the barbarian invasions of the fifth century, coming from then decline. The archaeological site of the ruins is a national monument in 1910. The museum preserves a diverse collection, spread over 31 thematic groups, including statuary, decorative fragments and everyday objects.

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The Machado de Castro Museum is one of the most important art museums in Portugal. It is housed in the former Palacio do Bispo, Bishop’s Palace. This palace was built from the Middle Ages onwards roughly on the site where the Roman forum of Aeminium (Coimbra’s roman name) once stood. The remains of this distant past, the Cryptoporticus, can be visited on the lower floors of the museum.

The bulk of the museum’s collection is made up of items from churches and religious institutions in the area surrounding Coimbra. The collections of sculpture (the most extensive of all the national museums of Portugal), painting, precious metals, ceramics and textiles are especially noteworthy.

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