MUZEU – Pensamento e Arte Contemporânea dst

About the museum

The MUZEU – Pensamento e Arte Contemporânea dst (MUZEU – Thought and Contemporary Art dst) is the first contemporary art museum in Braga and was created by dstgroup, a business group founded by Domingos da Silva Teixeira. Its mission is to promote critical thinking and social reflection through programme cycles centred on contemporary art and, in particular, on the collections of dstgroup and of its chairman, José Teixeira, assembled over more than forty years.

The museum occupies the Palacete Vilhena Coutinho, on the Praça do Município, in the historic centre of Braga. The building was an aristocratic town house of the 18th and 19th centuries and later had other uses. The refurbishment project is by the Braga architect José Carvalho Araújo and turned the interior into a five-storey space, with four floors of exhibition space and an auditorium on the upper floor, linked by a central staircase. On the façade facing the Praça do Município there is an artistic intervention by José Pedro Croft.

The inaugural long-term exhibition, “Sejamos realistas, exijamos o impossível” (Let Us Be Realistic, Let Us Demand the Impossible), curated by Helena Mendes Pereira, reflects the quality and uniqueness of José Teixeira's collections. The museum also has a programme of music, thought, performance and mediation, and a shop. The permanent collection of industry, art, architecture and design is on the dstgroup campus, in Palmeira.

Highlights

• First contemporary art museum in Braga
• Palacete Vilhena Coutinho, refurbished by José Carvalho Araújo
• Collections of dstgroup and José Teixeira
• Artistic intervention by José Pedro Croft on the façade
• Thursday free admission and extended hours until 23:00

Permanent exhibition

• Sejamos realistas, exijamos o impossível – Inaugural long-term exhibition, curated by Helena Mendes Pereira, presenting representative works from the collections assembled by José Teixeira over more than forty years.

Founded

2026

Operated by

Domingos da Silva Teixeira, S.A. (dstgroup)

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Every Thursday (“Bilhete Vem à Quinta-Feira”)

Adults (over 18): €10. School visits are free, with prior booking and approval (maximum 50 people). For students, seniors and free admissions, a supporting document is required.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The museum is on the Praça do Município, a few metres from the Câmara Municipal. By car from Porto, via the A3 (about 40 minutes).

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Shop with books, magazines, catalogues and merchandise of the museum; same opening hours as the museum.

Events & venue rental

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