Cultural Heritage
Located in Coimbra, Machado de Castro National Museum owes its name to the royal sculptor Joaquim Machado de Castro, a native of this city. The old episcopal palace, a building listed as National Monument, was granted to the Portuguese State for hosting the museum, inaugurated in 1911.
The building has undergone successive adaptation works and has recently been the subject of a complex intervention program covering various fields, like architecture, archaeology and museography. By the end of 2012, all of the museum's spaces were reopened to the public, with completely new areas adaptable to various needs.
Among its main attractions are the vestiges of a 12th century cloister and a cryptoporticus from the first century, an important Roman construction preserved in Portugal.
For events, the museum counts on several inside and outside areas, emphasizing the outer patio, with capacity for four hundred places.
