Guided Tour
Museu de José Malhoa, Caldas da Rainha
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S10 • E6 Jul 13, 2020The result of a local civic initiative, this museum from the 1930s. XX brings together the largest collection of paintings by José Malhoa. But not only. The first generation of Portuguese naturalists, as well as
their successors are well represented in this space created from scratch for this purpose. Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro, another artist with strong connections to Caldas da Rainha, presents himself as a monumental (and unexpected) creation. The celebratory sculpture by Leopoldo de Almeida and Francisco Franco also finds its place in this museum that was once considered the best contemporary art museum in the country. A guided tour by Art History Professor Raquel Henriques da Silva, the executive coordinator of the Art History Institute at Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
their successors are well represented in this space created from scratch for this purpose. Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro, another artist with strong connections to Caldas da Rainha, presents himself as a monumental (and unexpected) creation. The celebratory sculpture by Leopoldo de Almeida and Francisco Franco also finds its place in this museum that was once considered the best contemporary art museum in the country. A guided tour by Art History Professor Raquel Henriques da Silva, the executive coordinator of the Art History Institute at Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
