Soares dos Reis National Museum
Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis | |
The austere facade of the former-residence of the Carrancas (the family Moraes e Castro) | |
Interactive fullscreen map | |
| Established | 1833 |
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| Location | Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, Porto, Portugal |
| Coordinates | 41°8′52″N 8°37′18″W / 41.14778°N 8.62167°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 |
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.
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.