The Museu de José Malhoa (José Malhoa Museum), Caldas da Rainha, is a regional museum in the portuguese Estremadura province, that hosts the finest collection of the Portuguese naturalist painter José Malhoa. The museum building, the first purpose-built museum in Portugal, was constructed in 1940 and enlarged in 1950 and 1957.[1] The museum's collection includes paintings, sculptures, medals, drawings and ceramics from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Localization
editThe museum is located in the city of Caldas da Rainha, Leiria, Portugal, in the middle of the D. Carlos I park.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Museu de José Malhoa Archived 2006-12-13 at the Wayback Machine from the Instituto Português de Museus
External links
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Media related to Museu de José Malhoa at Wikimedia Commons
- José Malhoa Museum at Direção Geral de Cultura do Centro
- Museu José Malhoa at patrimoniocultural.pt
- Museu José Malhoa
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