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Ateliê António Carneiro

Studio from the 1920s of the symbolist painter António Carneiro, restored and reopened in 2026 with a long-term exhibition on his work.

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About the museum

The Ateliê António Carneiro was built in the 1920s as the studio of the painter António Carneiro (1872–1930), a figure of Symbolism, and of his son Carlos Carneiro (1900–1971), who was linked to Modernism. The painter's other son, the composer Cláudio Carneyro (1895–1963), also lived here.

The municipal holdings include about three hundred works by António Carneiro, among them the final study for “A Vida”, the large canvas “Camões lendo os Lusíadas aos Frades de São Domingos” (Camões Reading the Lusiads to the Dominican Friars), self-portraits, family portraits, seascapes, church interiors and views of Porto.

The building underwent a rehabilitation project by the architect Camilo Rebelo, who restored the typology of the painting studio with north light, the link to the adjoining gallery and the relationship between the interior and exterior spaces. The space reopened to the public in September 2026 as a station of the Museu do Porto, with a long-term exhibition extended by works of the sculptor Manuel Rosa.

Highlights

About 300 works by António Carneiro
Final study for “A Vida”
“Camões lendo os Lusíadas aos Frades de São Domingos”
Painting studio with north light, rehabilitated by Camilo Rebelo
Works by the sculptor Manuel Rosa in dialogue with the collection

Permanent exhibition

Coleção Ateliê António Carneiro – Long-term exhibition with a selection from the municipal António Carneiro collection: portraits, self-portraits, landscapes and the group dedicated to “Camões lendo os Lusíadas aos Frades de São Domingos”, with works by Manuel Rosa.

Founded: 2009
Operated by: Município do Porto – Museu do Porto