Design Centre Nini Andrade Silva
Design centre on the Pontinha breakwater in Funchal, with a permanent exhibition of Nini Andrade Silva's private collection, a shop, a café and a restaurant.
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About the museum
The Design Centre Nini Andrade Silva is located on the breakwater of the Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in the port of Funchal. The designer from Madeira associates this building with the house of Gonçalves Zarco, navigator and first captain-donatary of Funchal. The project is an extension of the creative universe of Nini Andrade Silva, one of the Portuguese interior designers with the greatest international profile.
The centre brings together, in one space, a permanent exhibition area, a shop, a café and a restaurant. It aims to function as a place of encounter and sharing, as a laboratory of ideas and as a centre for development and innovation where different artistic expressions meet. The permanent exhibition, made up of pieces from the designer's private collection, is what gave rise to the centre.
The exhibition takes the sea as its creative raw material and offers a sensory journey through Madeira's Atlantic identity. Sculptures, photographs, videos and objects evoke the “calhau” (pebble), the sea, memory and introspection, and explain, in an unconventional way, the history and culture of Madeira and its connection to the ocean.
Highlights
- Permanent exhibition with pieces from Nini Andrade Silva's private collection
- Sculptures, photographs, videos and objects inspired by the sea and the calhau
- Installation on the breakwater of the Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
- Restaurant with a view over the Atlantic
- Shop and café (DC Lounge & Cafeteria)
Permanent exhibition
- Exposição permanente – coleção privada de Nini Andrade Silva – Sculptures, photographs, videos and objects from the designer's private collection, which evoke the sea, the calhau and memory and tell of Madeira's connection to the ocean.
- Founded
- 2015
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Amenities & dining
- Café
- Restaurant
- Museum shop
DC Lounge & Cafeteria café (Tuesday to Sunday, 11:00–23:00), restaurant with an Atlantic view (dinner) and shop.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
- Private parties
- Corporate events
- Weddings / ceremonies
There is a private room on the second floor for private and group events. The request form covers weddings, groups and conferences.
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