Nogueira da Silva Museum
Museu Nogueira da Silva
A former collector's residence turned art museum, displaying porcelain, furniture, paintings and ivory carvings, with an elegant French-style garden behind it.
The museum was the home of collector António Augusto Nogueira da Silva, who bequeathed it to the University of Minho after his death. The house displays his collection of 15th- to 20th-century Portuguese and European paintings, Oriental porcelain, silverware, furniture, ivory carvings and tiles. The garden behind is laid out with box hedges, statues and small fountains, making it quiet and refined, and the museum also hosts temporary exhibitions. It sits on the north side of Avenida Central, near Praça da República. Admission is inexpensive (about 2 euros), and it is closed on Sundays and Mondays. Please check the official website for opening hours.
Opening hours
Tue–Sat 10:00–12:30, 14:00–18:30; closed Sundays and Mondays
Nearby sights
- Basilica of the Congregados
- Praça da República & Avenida Central
- Keep of Braga Castle
- Theatro Circo
- Fonte do Ídolo
- Church of Santa Cruz
- Chapel of the Coimbras
- Palácio do Raio