Soares dos Reis National Museum
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Soares dos Reis National Museum (Portuguese: Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis) is a museum, currently housed in the Carrancas Palace situated in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the northern Portuguese city of Porto.
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Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis | |
Established | 1833 (1833) |
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Location | Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, Porto, Portugal |
Coordinates | 41°8′42″N 8°37′30″W |
Type | Art museum |
Accreditation | Instituto dos Museus e Conservação |
Collections | Ceramics, Sculpture, Engravings, Jewellery, Furniture, Paintings, Textiles and Glassware |
Founder | João Baptista Ribeiro |
Director | Maria João Vasconcelos |
Architect | Joaquim da Costa Lima Sampaio |
Owner | Direção Geral do Património Cultural (Decree 114/2012, Diário da República, Série 1, 102 (25 May 2012) |
Public transit access | Carragal |
Nearest parking | Around the museum |
Website | museusoaresdosreis.pt |
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Founded in 1833, it is the first Portuguese national museum exhibiting collections of Portuguese art, including a collection by Portuguese sculptor António Soares dos Reis, from which the museum derives its name.