Museu Nacional Frei Manuel do Cenáculo, Alentejo, Portugal
4.5 (327 reviews) Monday: Spent Ranking #2 in Evora District Speciality Museums
Great little museum
The collections of the Museum of Evora consist of about 20 thousand pieces, which highlight the collections of Painting, Sculpture and Archaeology. Besides the aesthetic value and historical importance of many works, the only condition is the panorama of museums in Portugal, the fact that its core come from an eighteenth-century collection of great diversity and inclusiveness, organized by Frei Manuel of the Upper Room, Archbishop of Evora. It is in the organization of the collections system, in order to articulate all fields of knowledge, which expresses the thinking Library-Museum and its educational function in the second half of the eighteenth century in Portugal. This initial condition and this universalistic core also part of the collections of Numismatic unfortunately looted during the French invasions, the collections of drawings and prints, and the core of Naturalia, where they meet several specimens of Natural Sciences. The extinction of the religious orders contributed significantly to extend the estate, benefiting from the collections of Painting and Sculpture, and Decorative Arts with the constitution of several nuclei important as jewelery, ceramics, furniture and textiles. Conducting numerous archaeological excavations during the twentieth century, especially on the Prehistory and Roman times, has enriched the Museum's collection, deepening the relationship with the history of the city and the region.
Address
Largo do Conde de Vila Flor, Evora 7000-804 Portugal
Mobile
Website
http://www.patrimoniocultural.gov.pt/pt/museus-e-monumentos/rede-portuguesa/m/museu-de-evora/
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday : 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday : 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Thursday : 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Friday : 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Saturday : 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Sunday : 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Current local date and time now
Monday, May 13, 2024, 2:24
User Ratings
4.5 based on (327 reviews)
Reviews
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4bradyboy2 5:00 PM Sep 10, 2019
A very nice museum with English audio guide
This is a very nice museum with a English audio guide The displays are well presented and included paintings Furniture Roman grave markers and other items about the city It’s well worth the price
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4VWriter 5:00 PM Apr 7, 2018
A Good Collection of Unexpected Treasures
I spent an hour and a half on a rainy afternoon wandering through this museum. I assumed that there would be plenty of Roman artifacts and maybe, even a few Celtic relics as Evora had its beginnings in Celtic culture and later was a major Roman town. I wasn't disappointed in this respect. What took me by surprise was the fine Flemish painting collection and the native Portuguese artists whose works were displayed. There were rooms of medieval furniture, too, that included a treasure chest from the Inquisition period that required four different locks to open it. This museum is quite something to see and it was a pleasure to discover - and appreciate - its acquisitions.
