National Museum Machado de Castro

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 is one of the most important art museums in Portugal, and is housed in the former Palace of the Bishops. During the Middle Ages, the Palace of the Bishops was built over the Roman forum of Aeminium (Roman name of Coimbra) and nowadays its remains can be visited through the museum, under the palace turned into the Machado de Castro Museum.

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snelu
18 October 2015
It was a blast! So much to see. The way of exhibiting was more then thoughtfully and the architecture cohere with it perfectly. One of the best museum in portugal. Worth all your time and money.
Thomas Tingstrup
10 August 2014
You may have seen most of it before. The paintings, wood carvings, jewelery, sculptures & the ruins. But the way it all is put toghether and presented to the audienc is UNIQUE. A fantastic experience.
Luís Barbosa Vicente
21 December 2014
All around great presentation of all exposition materials, but absolutely excellent on medieval sculpture/architecture. One of the best museums in the country, in my opinion.
Gabriel Seah
15 March 2022
There're also some Roman remains and a few sculptures underneath, so you get even more bang for your buck. Admission is only 6€ and the collection is pretty big. There's some oriental objects too.
Gabriel Seah
15 March 2022
Excellent collection of Portuguese art with a focus on sculpture but also painting, previous metals, earthenware etc. Collection is mainly from the 11th century to the 17th century.
Yuri Viana
11 October 2014
Excelente museu. Obrigatório para quem vem visitar Coimbra. O restaurante vale a pena ser visitado.
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