Museums, cultural spaces and art galleries Guimarães



centro cultural vila flor


the city of guimarães has several cultural spaces of reference @ regional , national level. among several museums of city, alberto sampaio museum 1 stands out. founded in 1928, opened doors public in 1931; located in old site of canon collegiate of our lady of oliveira (cabido da colegiada de nossa senhora da oliveira in portuguese). contains rich collection of pieces 14th, 15th , 16th century, including 1 rare vest used king john i.



headquarters of martins sarmento society


the martins sarmento society (sociedade martins sarmento in portuguese) 1 of country oldest institutions dedicated study , preservation of archaeological artifacts. society owns 2 museums: archaeological museum of martins sarmento society, known prehistory , protohistory collections , numismatics , epigraphy collections; , castro culture museum dedicated castro culture.


there also: primitive modern arts museum, located in domus municipalis (the old city hall), contains collection of naïve art; museum of village of são torcato, dedicated region , relationship monastery , saint torcato (são torcato in portuguese); agriculture museum of fermentões, exhibits collections of traditional agricultural practices of region; , museum of são sebastião, inaugurated on 24 march 1984, contains sacred art.


other cultural venues include:



vila flor cultural center (centro cultural vila flor in portuguese) main cultural venue in guimarães. built in 2005, in recovery of old vila flor palace , surrounding area. has 2 auditoriums, concert-cafe , exhibition gallery. surrounding gardens of old palace redone , in 2006, received honorable mention in public exterior spaces category in national landscape architecture award.
são mamede - guimarães arts , shows center.
raul brandão municipal library has headquarters in city , has branches in pevidém, caldas das taipas , ronfe. offers mobile library services 42 parishes , services city schools , prison.
the art laboratory (laboratorio das artes in portuguese) founded in 2004 esap students. cultural space exhibitions, performances, music , art workshops.
alfredo pimenta national archive, founded in 1931, contains archives municipality of guimarães , braga district.






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