Places
Soares dos Reis National Museum
Joaquim da Costa Lima Sampaio / Fernando Távora
1795 / 2001
Saturday + Sunday
Casa da Arquitectura
Regular Visits
Tours
Sat 10h00, Arq. José Bernanrdo Távora / Sat and Sun 11h00, Paula Oliveira
Caleidoscópio
Maximum 20 people per visit
No reservation required; first-come, first-served
No wheelchair access
Photography allowed
Description
The acquisition and addition of several lots in the old Quartéis Street allowed the construction of a palace, a farm and a factory for the Moraes e Castro family in the transition of the 18th to the 19th century. The narrative of this building reveals patios and neoclassic wings used as palace, royal palace and, from 1942 on, as a museum. It also holds a velodrome, amongst other memories and histories visible in the renovation made from 1992 on for the event Porto European Capital of Culture 2001. Because of the Tirador de Ouro e Prata factory, the visit comprises the reserves and the discovery of the uniform of D. Pedro IV, founder of the museum in 1833.
Location
Rua de Dom Manuel II, 44
Directions: Google Maps / Apple Maps
Public Transport
Bus: STCP - 200, 201, 207, 208, 302, 303, 501, 507, 601