Serralves Foundation
Fundação de Serralves
A contemporary art museum designed by Siza, paired with a pink Art Deco–style villa and 18 hectares of gardens.
The Serralves Foundation sits in western Porto. Its white contemporary art museum, designed by Pritzker Prize laureate Álvaro Siza, is Portugal’s most important contemporary art museum. Beside it stands the pink Serralves Villa, a 1930s Art Deco building, and there is also a cinema designed by Siza. The roughly 18-hectare grounds include a French garden, a rose garden, a farm and the Treetop Walk, making them ideal for a half-day stroll. A combined museum and park ticket costs about €25, and some time slots on the first Sunday morning of each month are free. From the city center, take bus 201 or 203. The trip takes about 30 minutes.
Opening hours
Approx. 10:00 am–7:00 pm (extended on weekends; closes earlier in winter)
Nearby sights
- Foz do Douro
- Casa da Música
- Crystal Palace Gardens
- Soares dos Reis National Museum
- Igreja do Carmo & Igreja dos Carmelitas
- Livraria Lello
- Clérigos Church & Tower
- Church of São Francisco