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SOARES DOS REIS MUSEUM
PORTUGAL'S OLDEST NATIONAL MUSEUM
This was Portugal's first designated national museum. It was founded in 1833 to showcase works of art from dissolved monasteries
and convents, including a valuable collection of paintings, glass, ceramics and jewelry (especially noteworthy is an 18th century
breast piece studded with precious stones).
The collection's most emblematic work is "O Desterrado" ("The Exhiled") by sculptor Soares dos Reis (after whom the museum is named),
but also of note are two portraits by François Clouet (1522-72), and landscapes by Jean Pillement (1727-1808).
Another highlight is the huge "Pedra de Eiró", a rock taken from a threshing ground by the Douro River, engraved with spiral
motifs that are typical of western European megalithic art.
Location: Rua D. Manuel II
Getting there: Several buses, including #3, 20, 35, 37
Contact: 22 339 3770
Find out more: www.mnsr-ipmuseus.pt
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Crystal Palace Gardens
Romantic Museum
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