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The Soares dos Reis National Museum is located in the Palácio dos Carrancas, which was the residence of Manuel Mendes de Morais e Castro, in the parish of Miragaia, in the city and district of Porto, in Portugal. It is a museum of fine arts, decorative arts and archeology.

History

The "Carrancas" palace was owned by Manuel Mendes de Morais e Castro, a New Christian, although this status as a convert to Christianity has been contested, as he had the royal privilege of manufacturing gold gallons and developed his commercial activity for the Kingdom of Portugal.

The Portuense Museum, also known as Ateneu D. Pedro IV, was officially organized between the 9th and 11th of April 1833 on the initiative of the regent D. Pedro, Duke of Bragança. It is, therefore, the oldest public art museum in Portugal. The museum was first installed in the Convento de Santo António da Cidade building, currently the building of the Porto Municipal Public Library, in Santo Ildefonso. The museum's permanent exhibition gallery occupied the former refectory of the Capuchin monks, located on the ground floor of the building. On the upper floor there was a room intended for study and temporary exhibitions.

In 1911, the museum was renamed Museu de Soares dos Reis in honor of that sculptor from Porto. A large part of the sculptor's estate belongs to the Museum's collection, perhaps the most emblematic work being the marble sculpture O exterrado.

The Palácio dos Carrancas, nickname given by the people to Manuel Mendes de Moraes e Castro, was sold to Santa Casa da Misericordiosa. In 1940, the State acquired the Carrancas Palace from Santa Casa de Misericórdia, to which the efforts of its then director, Vasco Valente, contributed greatly.

Once the works to adapt the new building, designed by engineer Fernandes de Sá, were completed, the museum was inaugurated in 1942. At the time, the most notable changes consisted of the transformation of the old factory's workshops into a gallery with overhead lighting, intended for painting. As well as the creation of another sculpture gallery, to house the work of Soares dos Reis.

In 1940-42, the Museum was enriched by depositing the collections of the Porto Municipal Museum. From a classic museum, dedicated to fine arts, it became a mixed museum incorporating the so-called decorative arts, which fit in well with an industrial Porto.

Under the direction of sculptor Salvador Barata Feyo, in the 1950s, the Museum acquired works of painting and sculpture from young artists.

In 1992, following the creation of the Portuguese Institute of Museums, the Soares dos Reis National Museum began a remodeling and expansion project, designed by architect Fernando Távora, completed in 2001.

Collections

The museum's collection has more than 13,000 pieces, of which around 3,000 correspond to drawings and paintings. The remainder are distributed among collections of sculpture, engraving, decorative arts (furniture, earthenware, porcelain, glass, goldsmithing, jewelry, textiles) and archaeological collections.

Artists represented in the museum include the painters Domingos Sequeira, Vieira Portuense, Augusto Roquemont, Miguel Ângelo Lupi, António Carvalho de Silva Porto, Marques de Oliveira, Henrique Pousão, Aurélia de Souza, Sofia Martins de Souza, Dórdio Gomes and Júlio Resende, and the sculptors Soares do Reis, António Teixeira Lopes, Rodolfo Pinto do Couto, among others.

Temporary exhibitions

The museum has been holding several temporary exhibitions, sometimes in partnership with other institutions. For example, the Depositorium exhibitions were created in collaborative processes with collaborators from the MNSR, Rectory of the University of Porto and management of the Faculties of Medicine and Dental Medicine and the Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, and students from the University of Porto. The Azul no Azul exhibition was made in collaboration with the National Museum of Contemporary Art, featuring works that the artist Nelson Ferreira created during his artistic residency and which marked 150 years of O Desterrado.

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Versão portuguesa aqui.

GPS 41.147675418575275, -8.6216580817411

The Soares dos Reis National Museum is located in the Palácio dos Carrancas, which was the residence of Manuel Mendes de Morais e Castro, in the parish of Miragaia, in the city and district of Porto, in Portugal. It is a museum of fine arts, decorative arts and archeology.

History

The "Carrancas" palace was owned by Manuel Mendes de Morais e Castro, a New Christian, although this status as a convert to Christianity has been contested, as he had the royal privilege of manufacturing gold gallons and developed his commercial activity for the Kingdom of Portugal.

The Portuense Museum, also known as Ateneu D. Pedro IV, was officially organized between the 9th and 11th of April 1833 on the initiative of the regent D. Pedro, Duke of Bragança. It is, therefore, the oldest public art museum in Portugal. The museum was first installed in the Convento de Santo António da Cidade building, currently the building of the Porto Municipal Public Library, in Santo Ildefonso. The museum's permanent exhibition gallery occupied the former refectory of the Capuchin monks, located on the ground floor of the building. On the upper floor there was a room intended for study and temporary exhibitions.

In 1911, the museum was renamed Museu de Soares dos Reis in honor of that sculptor from Porto. A large part of the sculptor's estate belongs to the Museum's collection, perhaps the most emblematic work being the marble sculpture O exterrado.

The Palácio dos Carrancas, nickname given by the people to Manuel Mendes de Moraes e Castro, was sold to Santa Casa da Misericordiosa. In 1940, the State acquired the Carrancas Palace from Santa Casa de Misericórdia, to which the efforts of its then director, Vasco Valente, contributed greatly.

Once the works to adapt the new building, designed by engineer Fernandes de Sá, were completed, the museum was inaugurated in 1942. At the time, the most notable changes consisted of the transformation of the old factory's workshops into a gallery with overhead lighting, intended for painting. As well as the creation of another sculpture gallery, to house the work of Soares dos Reis.

In 1940-42, the Museum was enriched by depositing the collections of the Porto Municipal Museum. From a classic museum, dedicated to fine arts, it became a mixed museum incorporating the so-called decorative arts, which fit in well with an industrial Porto.

Under the direction of sculptor Salvador Barata Feyo, in the 1950s, the Museum acquired works of painting and sculpture from young artists.

In 1992, following the creation of the Portuguese Institute of Museums, the Soares dos Reis National Museum began a remodeling and expansion project, designed by architect Fernando Távora, completed in 2001.

Collections

The museum's collection has more than 13,000 pieces, of which around 3,000 correspond to drawings and paintings. The remainder are distributed among collections of sculpture, engraving, decorative arts (furniture, earthenware, porcelain, glass, goldsmithing, jewelry, textiles) and archaeological collections.

Artists represented in the museum include the painters Domingos Sequeira, Vieira Portuense, Augusto Roquemont, Miguel Ângelo Lupi, António Carvalho de Silva Porto, Marques de Oliveira, Henrique Pousão, Aurélia de Souza, Sofia Martins de Souza, Dórdio Gomes and Júlio Resende, and the sculptors Soares do Reis, António Teixeira Lopes, Rodolfo Pinto do Couto, among others.

Temporary exhibitions

The museum has been holding several temporary exhibitions, sometimes in partnership with other institutions. For example, the Depositorium exhibitions were created in collaborative processes with collaborators from the MNSR, Rectory of the University of Porto and management of the Faculties of Medicine and Dental Medicine and the Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, and students from the University of Porto. The Azul no Azul exhibition was made in collaboration with the National Museum of Contemporary Art, featuring works that the artist Nelson Ferreira created during his artistic residency and which marked 150 years of O Desterrado.

Full list of Geochaching below:

https://mirror.xyz/madeinpt.eth/I5tjF3sn6ugnUw3nBnKOpOUr2DEh_g6cTN-0hivKCgc

*Released*✅ *Reviewed*✅ Approved✅

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