It is located in the north of Rossio, on Rua Soar de Cima, city of Viseu, in central Portugal
The Almeida Moreira Museum is located in an old manor decorated with tiles and inside it displays antique furniture and an important collection of works of art.
The Almeida Moreira Museum was the home of the founder of the Grão Vasco Museum, António Francisco de Almeida Moreira (25/11/1873-18/12/1939) who in his will bequeathed it to the city with the purpose of functioning as a house of museum culture.
In 1962, the building was placed under the General Directorate of Higher Education and Fine Arts and attached to the Viseu Museum: Museu Grão Vasco.
The Museum was opened to the public in 1965 and the house was modified inside to distribute and display its entire contents with the sponsorship of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
The museum is located in the house that was the residence of Captain Francisco António de Almeida Moreira, which contains a library and various pieces such as paintings, furniture, porcelain and sculpture that he donated to the museum-library open to the public.
Francisco Almeida Moreira was one of the greatest precursors of the culture of the Viseu region in the 19th century. XX as founder and director of the Grão Vasco Museum.
This space contains works from his private collection by authors such as Silva Porto, Marques de Oliveira, José Malhoa, Columbano and António Ramalho.
The Museum's largest collection consists of ceramic pieces with examples from the various earthenware production centers in the national territory.
In this House, visitors can see Captain Almeida Moreira's collections, which include objects of emotional value and paintings by the best national masters.
In pictorial works, names such as Malhoa, Silva Porto, Columbano, Veloso Salgado, Sousa Lopes, Marques de Oliveira and Alfredo Keil stand out.
The Museum houses a collection of paintings, antique furniture, a collection of Portuguese and foreign faience, the library has more than 5000 volumes.
In this sense, an exhibition room was proposed and the previous installations on the lower floor were destined for the Collection due to their location and configuration.
It was decided to maintain the two existing floor levels on the lower floor and through a ramp you can reach the exhibition room and all floors of the building.
The only changes to the remaining building resulted from the need to reinforce the structure of some floor slabs due to the need to open a 1.60m by 1.40m gap for the platform.
The exterior of the building was maintained in its entirety, only changing the wooden frames of the opening facing Jardim das Mães with a glazed opening.
The objective of this intervention was to create a more open space that would serve as an invitation to visit the building and allow views of Jardim da Mães and Rossio.
The contract encompassed not only the architectural proposal, but also intended to guarantee the building the necessary lighting conditions (namely, for the new temporary exhibition room), as well as in terms of safety against fire and intrusion.
The Almeida Moreira Museum was the home of the founder of the Grão Vasco Museum, António Francisco de Almeida Moreira (25/11/1873-18/12/1939) who in his will bequeathed it to the city with the purpose of functioning as a house of museum culture.
In 1962, the building was placed under the General Directorate of Higher Education and Fine Arts and attached to the Viseu Museum: Museu Grão Vasco.
The Museum was opened to the public in 1965 and the house was modified inside to distribute and display its entire contents with the sponsorship of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
The museum is located in the house that was the residence of Captain Francisco António de Almeida Moreira, which contains a library and various pieces such as paintings, furniture, porcelain and sculpture that he donated to the museum-library open to the public.
Francisco Almeida Moreira was one of the greatest precursors of the culture of the Viseu region in the 19th century. XX as founder and director of the Grão Vasco Museum.
This space contains works from his private collection by authors such as Silva Porto, Marques de Oliveira, José Malhoa, Columbano and António Ramalho.
The Museum's largest collection consists of ceramic pieces with examples from the various earthenware production centers in the national territory.
In this House, visitors can see Captain Almeida Moreira's collections, which include objects of emotional value and paintings by the best national masters.
In pictorial works, names such as Malhoa, Silva Porto, Columbano, Veloso Salgado, Sousa Lopes, Marques de Oliveira and Alfredo Keil stand out.
The Museum houses a collection of paintings, antique furniture, a collection of Portuguese and foreign faience, the library has more than 5000 volumes.
In this sense, an exhibition room was proposed and the previous installations on the lower floor were destined for the Collection due to their location and configuration.
It was decided to maintain the two existing floor levels on the lower floor and through a ramp you can reach the exhibition room and all floors of the building.
The only changes to the remaining building resulted from the need to reinforce the structure of some floor slabs due to the need to open a 1.60m by 1.40m gap for the platform.
The exterior of the building was maintained in its entirety, only changing the wooden frames of the opening facing Jardim das Mães with a glazed opening.
The objective of this intervention was to create a more open space that would serve as an invitation to visit the building and allow views of Jardim da Mães and Rossio.
The contract encompassed not only the architectural proposal, but also intended to guarantee the building the necessary lighting conditions (namely, for the new temporary exhibition room), as well as in terms of safety against fire and intrusion.
