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Casa Museu Marta Ortigão Sampaio

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Rua Nossa Senhora de Fátima, 291
4050-428, Porto

Porto

This House-Museum, donated by Marta Ortigão Sampaio to the Porto municipality, rebuilds the atmosphere of the former owner, showing mostly jewellery and painting (we point out the works of Aurélia de Sousa, Sofia de Sousa and other painters from the end of the XIX, beginning of the XX centuries).

Museu da Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto

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Avenida Rodrigues de Freitas, 265
4049-021, Porto

Porto

The patrimony of this museum has a curiosity which distinguishes it from others: all the collections are the result of Works done during the teaching and formation of the artists and tests of teaching contest. The best works are the representative of the best quality.

Centro Português de Fotografia

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Largo Amor de Perdição
4050-008, Porto

Porto

Instalado no edifício da antiga Cadeia da Relação, o Centro Português de Fotografia foi criado em 1997, ainda antes da total requalificação e ampliação. Desde 2001, o Centro oferece um programa anual de exposições temporárias a par do Núcleo Museológico permanente que inclui uma tão rara quanto valiosa exposição de máquinas fotográficas. Os visitantes podem aceder ainda a uma biblioteca especializada, uma loja, e um serviço gratuito de visitas guiadas ao edifício e às exposições.

Casa da Música

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Praça Mouzinho de Albuquerque - Avenida da Boavista, 604-610
4100-357, Porto

Porto

Innovative architectural and cultural project dedicated to music, with a program that aims to cover the most diverse musical areas, from fado, opera, jazz, symphonic music, rock, electronic music, among others. This space hosts the following structures: Remix Ensemble, Remix Orquestra - Youth Orchestra, Opera Studio, Cybermusic and Educational Service.

Museu do Vinho do Porto

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Rua da Reboleira, 33-37
4050-492, Porto

Porto

Located at the Cais Novo Warehouses, where the wines of the Companhia Geral de Agricultura das Vinhas do Alto Douro used to be stored, this is a building that was constructed by the family Pinto da Cunha Saavedra in the 1700s. This space shows the privileged location of Oporto, as a commercial outpost, and relates mostly to the Port wine, the transportations, mainly along the Douro river, and the ways of life that were generated from those activities, namely with th coming of several foreign colonies. It has several programs for specific audiences.

Museu Romântico da Quinta da Macieirinha

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Rua de Entre-Quintas, 220 - Casa Tait
4050-239, Porto

Porto

The Museu Romântico da Quinta da Macieirinha (romantic museum) re-creates the atmosphere of a wealthy XIX century Porto’s house. The king Carlos Alberto of Sardinia was exiled and spent the last tears of its life in this house. In his memory, some parts of the house such as the bedroom, the living room and the chapel were set up from the aquarelles and lithography of the king’s time.

Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Fundação de Serralves

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Rua Dom João de Castro, 210
4150-417, Porto

Porto

Integrated in the Fundação de Serralves, this museum planned by the architect Siza Vieira is the first of its kind in Portugal and intends to move the public to the Contemporary Art and to the society questions in our days.

Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis

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Rua de Dom Manuel II, 44
4050-522, Porto

Porto

Museum installed at the Carrancas Palace, built at the end of the XVIII century and which was once the royal family residence. It has collections of decorative arts, painting and sculpture. It also integrates a pottery nucleus, with works of faience from the North of Portugal, jewelry, furniture, glass and oriental china works.

Auditório Francisco de Assis

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Rua do Amial, 478 - Colégio Luso Francês
4200-055, Porto

Porto

Localizado em Paranhos, o Auditório Francisco de Assis dispõe de 399 lugares, sendo seis para mobilidade reduzida, e de equipamentos e infraestruturas que permitem acolher todo o tipo de eventos empresariais, socioculturais, artísticos e académicos.

Casa-Museu Eng. António de Almeida

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Rua Tenente Valadim, 325
4100-479, Porto

Porto

The museum of the Fundação Engenheiro António de Almeida gathers a series of works collected by the founder. Among them it stands out the collection of golden coins from different places.

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