Porto art museum gets ‘most important’ donation in history
Porto’s Soares dos Reis National Museum has received a donation from a private art collection, which it says is the “most important” in its history, with pieces and works by
Tavira Museum marks International Day for Monuments and Sites
Celebrated annually on April 18, the day will be marked at Tavira’s Municipal Museum with a historical walk, a guided tour and an open-door day for the public. As part
Faro museum welcomes record number of visitors
The municipal museum of Faro welcomed a record 38,233 visitors in 2023, with increases in both national and foreign visitors compared to the previous record set in 2019 (36,516). “The
Mediterranean diet museum to open in Tavira
Mediterranean diet has boasted UNESCO recognition since 2013 The opening of a Mediterranean Diet museum in the Algarve municipality of Tavira is one of the highlights of the “Mediterranean Diet
Museums ‘free on Sundays’ to Portuguese and foreign residents
The Culture ministry has announced a widening of measures brought in under former prime minister Pedro Passos Coelho, allowing Portuguese nationals and foreign residents of Portugal free access to museums
All aboard the Algarve’s new museum!
The replica of the 16th century caravel ‘Boa Esperança’ has been turned into a fully explorable museum It was with pomp and circumstance that the Algarve’s latest tourist attraction was
Lagos Museum in the running to win 2023 European Museum of the Year
Lagos’ Dr. José Formosinho Museum and Casa Fernando Pessoa (Lisbon) are the only Portuguese nominees in the running to win the 2023 European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA). Thirty-three
Monuments, museums and national palaces to get more guardians
The ministry of Culture has announced that it will be beefing the number of people charged with protecting/ conserving national monuments, museums and places of culture. A total of 74
Portimão hosts International Sculpture Symposium
Three international artists to showcase creative process in Alcalar Portimão is preparing to host the 7th International Sculpture Symposium, due to take place between April 18 and 24 at the
Vila do Bispo to open museum showcasing “unique” local history in 2023
Vila do Bispo Council is planning to open, in 2023, a municipal museum called ‘O Celeiro da História’ (The Barn of History), which will showcase the borough’s “unique” local history.