Fundação Dionísio Pinheiro e Alice Cardoso Pinheiro
Art museum and private collection in Águeda, with sculpture, painting, furniture, silverware, ceramics and sacred art gathered by the couple Dionísio and Alice Pinheiro.
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About the museum
The museum belongs to the Fundação Dionísio Pinheiro e Alice Cardoso Pinheiro (Dionísio Pinheiro and Alice Cardoso Pinheiro Foundation), established by the will of the businessman Dionísio Pinheiro (Águeda, 1891 – Porto, 1968) and created on 5 May 1969, based in Águeda, to keep and promote his art collection. Of humble origins, Dionísio Pinheiro moved to Porto at the age of 11, became a partner in the Armazéns Cunha and founded a textile factory in Rebordões, in Santo Tirso. His wife, Alice Cardoso Pinheiro (1900–1974), helped him choose and acquire the pieces.
The building was constructed on the Quinta de São Pedro (São Pedro estate), the couple's property, to a design by the architect Agostinho Ricca, between 1974 and 1982. The museum opened on 28 June 1985 and has six permanent exhibition rooms and one temporary exhibition room, as well as a library, an auditorium, gardens and woodland.
The collection brings together objects that were part of the couple's daily life in their homes in Porto and Águeda: sculptures by Mestre Pêro, Portuguese and European painting from the 16th to the 20th centuries, furniture from the reigns of D. João V, D. José and D. Maria I, silverware, watercolours, drawings, ceramics, glass, archaeology and a sacred art room.
Highlights
- Six permanent exhibition rooms
- Sculptures by Mestre Pêro and European painting
- Portuguese painting from the 19th and 20th centuries
- Furniture of D. João V, D. José and D. Maria I
- Sacred art room and silverware
Permanent exhibition
- Salas de exposição permanente – Six rooms with sculptures by Mestre Pêro, Portuguese and European painting, 18th-century furniture, silverware, watercolours, sacred art, ceramics, archaeology and glass.
- Founded
- 1985
- Operated by
- Fundação Dionísio Pinheiro e Alice Cardoso Pinheiro
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €2.50Children aged 6 to 12 |
| Children & teens | €2.50Ages 6 to 12: €2.50. The price list indicates free admission up to the age of 6. |
| Groups | €5 per personGuided visits for groups, by prior booking. School visits (from pre-school to secondary and vocational education) are free. |
| Guided visit for groups, Foundation (by prior booking) | €5 |
| Guided visit for groups, Foundation plus Roteiro Ruanesco (by prior booking) | €10 |
Price list in force since June 2017; it does not apply to specific cultural events. Free admission for Friends of the Foundation (spouses, direct ascendants and descendants) during normal opening hours.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
- Café
The foundation has a café.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided visits for groups by prior booking. The education service runs activities for schools. |
