Museu Municipal Mestre Severo Portela
Municipal museum of Almodôvar, in the former Paços do Concelho building, dedicated to the painter Severo Portela and the craft of shoemaking.
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About the museum
The museum is housed in a 16th-century building on Praça da República, which was the Paços do Concelho (town hall) and later a prison. According to tradition, D. Sebastião spent the nights of 8 and 9 January 1573 there, during his journey through the Alentejo and the Algarve. When the council moved to the Convento de São Francisco, the building was turned into a prison.
Today it houses the municipal museum dedicated to Severo Portela, a painter born in Almodôvar who donated part of his estate to the municipality. It brings together the artist's paintings, drawings and studies, whose works are held in museums and public buildings throughout the country. On the ground floor, the exhibition “Sapateiro – Memórias de um Ofício” (Shoemaker – Memories of a Craft) presents the footwear and the craftsmen who made it in the town's many workshops and shops.
Highlights
- Paintings, drawings and studies by Severo Portela
- Exhibition “Sapateiro – Memórias de um Ofício”
- 16th-century building, former town hall and prison
Permanent exhibitions
- Obra de Severo Portela – Paintings, drawings and studies by the painter Severo Portela, a native of Almodôvar.
- Sapateiro – Memórias de um Ofício – Exhibition on the ground floor about the footwear and the craftsmen who made it in the town's workshops and shops.
- Operated by
- Município de Almodôvar
Admission & discounts
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 11 · Free admission for children under 12. |
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Free admission for children under 12 and for all residents of the municipality of Almodôvar (municipal regulation). The price for other visitors is not stated in the sources consulted.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Guide dogs are admitted.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
The museum is on Praça da República, in the centre of Almodôvar.
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Photography | Photography and filming are only permitted with authorisation and without flash. |
| Good to know | Guided visits must be requested at least two working days in advance. Eating, drinking, smoking and touching the exhibits are not allowed; large bags are left at reception. |
