Museu Carlos Machado
Rua João Moreira, Ponta Delgada 9500-075 São Miguel
Phone: +351 296 283 814 - Fax: +351 296 629 504
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The Carlos Machado Museum has been housed since 1943 in the former Convent of Santo André, a magnificent example of monastic architecture. There is an area dedicated to ethnography and an exhibition of 19th and 20th-century toys. Founded in 1876 by Dr. Carlos Maria Gomes Machado, it opened on the 10th of June of 1880. In 1912 the museum was increased with the inauguration of regional art. The museum also has collections of jewellery and porcelain. The upper floor is dedicated to the art collection, with paintings dating from the 15th to the 20th-century, and sculptures including the works of Canto da Maia, constituted by gold and ivory statues.
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