Machado de Castro National Museum

Machado de Castro National Museum
Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro
The museum's courtyard
Machado de Castro National Museum is located in Portugal
Machado de Castro National Museum
Location within Portugal
Established1913
LocationCoimbra, Portugal
TypeArt museum
Websitewww.museumachadocastro.gov.pt/en-GB/default.aspx

The Machado de Castro National Museum (Portuguese: Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro) is an art museum in Coimbra, Portugal, named after the renowned Portuguese sculptor Joaquim Machado de Castro. It first opened in 1913 and its latest renovation (2004–2012), which included the addition of a new building, was awarded the Piranesi/Prix de Rome Prize 2014.[1]

  1. ^ "iranesi Prize / Prix de Rome". www.museumachadocastro.gov.pt (in Portuguese). 2 September 2014. Retrieved 2022-03-08.