Biscainhos Museum
Rua dos Biscainhos, Braga 4700-415 - Portugal
Phone: +351 253 204 650 - Fax: +351 253 204 658
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The museum of Ethnography and Arts is housed in the buildings of the Biscainhos Palace, a 17th century Baroque aristocratic residence, set in extensive and beautiful gardens with orchards, statues and a fountain. It illustrates the family life of the nobility, characterised by the sumptuous interior with ornamentally decorated walls and ceilings and glazed tile panels. The museum opened in 1978, the property having been purchased by the state in 1963 after some 300 years in the same family. The exhibits include Portuguese and foreign furniture, porcelain, pottery, silverware, glassware, clocks, watches and textiles.
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