TOY MUSEUM - MUSEU DO BRINQUEDO

The toys exhibited in this Museum are part of a collection gathered during more than 50 years by João Arbués Moreira.

This collection started when he was 14 years old with the toys offered to him and other toys witch belonged to his parents and grand parents. With age, his taste refined and his buying power increased along with an acute curiosity, to learn more about the pieces collected, their origin, their manufacturer, their history.

Thus, it was initiated a lifetime of permanent researching and purchasing of older samples and the interest towards the History of Mankind so well portrayed through toys.
Along the years the collection increased up to more than 40.000 different toys. There was a need to preserve and exhibit such collection, making it possible to the public to have contact with the biggest collection of this kind in Portugal.

In 1987 it was created the Foundation Arbués Moreira to which all the collection was donated. Two years later, an agreement with the Sintra Town Hall provided a space which allowed the opening of the Museu do Brinquedo in Sintra.

The collection continued to grow and the space which housed the museum became too small for all the toys purchased and donated in the meanwhile. Therefore, it was more than necessary to find a new location that could house all the collection and simultaneously provide a richer communication between the museum and its visitors.

This new location, in the old Sintra Firemen Head Quarters, includes appropriate facilities to watch thematic videos, a playful multimedia room, a room designed to set up a temporary exhibitions and a restoration workshop.

Visitor nformation:

Address:
Rua Visconde de Monserrate,
2710 Sintra
Portugal

Tel: +351 21 924 21 71
Fax: + 351 31 923 00 59
Email: m-brinquedo@museu-do-brinquedo.pt

www.museu-do-brinquedo.pt

Opening Hours:
Tuesday to Sunday From 10h00 to 18h00
Closed on Mondays

JERONIMOS MOSNATERY

In 1496 King Manuel I petitioned the Holy See for permission to build a large monastery at the entrance to Lisbon on the banks of the Tagus River. Construction began in 1501 and the work was finished about a century later. The reason for building the Jerónimos Monastery lie, without doubt, in the wish of the monarch to reunite the Avis-Beja dynasty, of which he was the first, in a National Pantheon.

King Manuel I and his descendents were buried in marble tombs placed in the Chancel of the Church and in the transept chapels. Dedication of the Monastery to the Virgin of Belém was another important factor for the King. The Jerónimos Monastery, as is generally known, was to replace the original church on the same site, dedicated to Santa Maria of Belém (St. Mary of Belém) and where the monks of the Order of Christ gave comfort to passing seamen.

The main façade of the building extends more than three hundred metres, and the wide horizontal expanse confers a sense of repose and calm. It was constructed in stone, quarried locally in Ajuda, in the Alcântara Valley, Laveiras, River Seco and Tercena.

Given the immense scale of the project and the cost of the work, building contractors and the master craftsmen responsible for them followed one after the other. Diogo de Boitaca (ca.1460-1528), João de Castilho (ca.1475-1552), Diogo de Torralva (ca. 1500-1566), Jerónimo de Ruão (1530-1601) are some of the names of those who left their indelible mark on the building, according to Monastery documents. King Manuel I poured large sums of money into the building of the Monastery at Belém. A good part of what was called the "the pepper tax" (approximately 5% of the receipts from the spice trade with Africa and the East, the equivalent of 70kg of gold per year) served to pay for the work, which, from the beginning, was strictly dependent on the King. In the 19th century architectural changes were made to the Monastery. These did not change its basic structure, but gave it the form we know today. A cupola bell chamber, the dormitory (today the Archaeological Museum) and the Chapter House were some of the places, which were, altered the most.

Towards the end of the 19th century the remains Vasco da Gama and Luís de Camões were placed in the Church in tombs built by the sculpture Costa Mota.

The Jerónimos Monastery is generally referred to as the "jewel" of Manueline architecture. The unique and beautiful Manueline style draws together architectural elements of the late Gothic and Renaissance periods, and associates them with the symbols of the king, Christianity and the natural world.

King Manuel chose the monks of Order of St. Jerome (Hieronymus monks) to occupy the Monastery. Their functions were to pray for the King's soul and give spiritual comfort to seamen and navigators leaving the Restelo beach for the discovery of other lands.

The Order lived in the Monastery for four centuries until 1833, when religious communities were dissolved and the Monastery cleared. The Monastery passed into the hands of the State and became a college for the pupils of the Casa Pia of Lisbon (a children charity) until around 1940. Since early in its history the Monastery has been a symbol of the Portuguese nation. There are many reasons for this: because it has always been intimately associated with the Royal House of Portugal; because of the good works and intellectual capacity of the monks; because of the Order's links with Spain; its inevitable link to the epic Age of Discovery and finally because of its geographical position at the entrance to the port of Lisbon.

Visitor Information:

Address:
Mosteiro dos Jerónimos Praça do Império,
1400-206
Lisboa
Tel: 00 351 21 362 00 34
Fax: 00 351 21 363 91 45

email: mj@ippar.pt or mjeronimos@ippar.pt

www.mosteirojeronimos.pt

Openning Times:

October to April from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm
May to September from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm
Last ticket sold 30 minutes before closing

TICKETS Cloister and chambers:
Standard: € 6
Dual Ticket (Mosteiro dos Jerónimos/Torre de Belém): € 8
Tour Ticket: Lisboa Monumental (Mosteiro dos Jerónimos/Torre de Belém/ Palácio da Ajuda): € 10 Group Ticket (according to the number of visitors): 100 up to 200 visitors (5% discount); 201 up to 500 visitors (10% discount); more than 500 visitors (20% discount) 65 and older and disabled by showing a suitable card: € 3 Youth Card: € 2,4 Family Card (parents with two or more children under 18, 50% discount upon the ticket price of one of the parents - mother or father): € 3 Free Admission: Children till 14 years old Sundays and Holidays till 2.00 pm For individual teachers and students (maximum 15 vistors) or teachers and students on study visit, subject to previous booking and a suitable document from school or college Lisboa Car.

MEDEIROS E ALMEIDA FOUNDATION

The Foundation:

The Medeiros e Almeida Foundation was created in 1973, it was named after its founder who donated to his country the house - where he lived for 30 years - and the art collection that he gathered during his lifetime. The aim of the Foundation is to study, conserve and divulge the artworks The asset of the Foundation includes pieces of different collections; Watches and Clocks, China Porcelain, Painting, Furniture, Silversmith/Jewelry, Sculpture and Textiles in a total of circa 9.000 pieces, being 2.000 on display in 26 rooms.

The Benefactor:

António Medeiros e Almeida was born in Lisbon, in September 1895, the son of João Silvestre de Almeida and Maria Amélia de Medeiros e Almeida, both from the Azores. In 1916 he goes to Coimbra to study medicine - both his father and brother Gustavo were doctors. By the last year he abandoned the medical school and went to Germany to study economics. Two years later, in 1924, he returns to Lisbon and marries Margarida Castelo Branco Pinto Basto, the daughter of the owners of the famous porcelain factory; Vista Alegre. Soon he became a successful businessman, ranging all kind of businesses. A few years later he said that he was (...) responsible for the management of 21 companies, all giving profits (...)"


The House:

The house was built in 1896 by a Lisbon lawyer; Augusto V. dos Santos, it stays in the family until 1921 when it is sold to Eduardo Guedes de Sousa, who adds the two last floors. In 1927 it is sold to the State of the Vatican, to house the Nunciature, represented by Monsignor Pedro Ciriaci, Tarso's Archbishop. In 1943 the house is bought by Mr. Medeiros e Almeida who moved, after some works of renovation. In the early 70's, with the creation of the Foundation, the building is enlarged, creating a new wing built in the site of the garden, in order to house the Museum. Mr. Medeiros e Almeida and his wife move next door, to a new house where he lives until his death in 1986.

The Collection:

Along with his business activities, António Medeiros e Almeida dedicated himself to buying works of art, at first to decorate his new house, but collecting became more like a passion. From the post-war period, he dedicates more to the collection being a frequent visitor to the most famous auction houses in Europe and America and contacting with private collectors all around the world. The antique dealers were offering him interesting pieces and good opportunities; soon he is known as one of the great art collectors of his time. Mr. Medeiros e Almeida's wish was to gather an eclectic collection, both valuable and coherent that turned in one of the most important art assets in Portugal, which he later donated to his country.


Visitor information:

Address:
Rosa Araújo Street, 41 1250-194 Lisbon

Tel: +351 21 3547892
Fax: + 351 21 356 19 51
Email: geral@fundacaomedeirosealmeida.pt


www.fundacaomedeirosealmeida.pt

Opening Hours:

From Monday to Friday from 1p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5.30p.m.
Closed on Sundays and the following holidays: 1st January, Holy Friday, 1st May, 24th and 25th December.

Tickets desk closes at 5 p.m.

Prices:

General:
5 € Young (10-16): 3 €
Children up to 9: Free
Over 65: 3 €
Saturdays from 10.00 a.m. to 13.00 p.m.: FREE
Guided Tours: 6 € Morning Guided Tours (from Monday to Friday): 9 € Annual Fee: 50€

Room Hiring:

Some Museum rooms are available for hire to perform events such as business dinners, brunches, meetings and seminars. The events can take place from Monday to Friday between 7 a.m. and 12 a.m. and from 5.30 p.m. on. Saturdays from 5.30 p.m. on Sundays are available all day. Guided tours for the events on request For further information, please call (00 351)21 354 78 92

Conde de Castro Guimarães Palace

The Palace was built in the beginning of the 20th century, by Francisco Vilaça, for a summer residence for JorgeO’Neil. The building features eclectic elements, inviting visitors to enter a kingdom of fantasy and wonder celebrated in this 19th century revival of the era of romance.

The Palace has a limestone outside, with mixed masonry. The several floors are connected by decorative towers and panels of glazed tiles. Inside, there are several rooms with 17th and 20th century remarkable glazed tiles.
The building is entrenched in the limit of the coastal flange, beaten by an arm of sea, to which it has direct access.
Since 1931 the Palace houses a Museum with a wide collection of furniture, porcelain, painting, jewellery and a library.
The gardens are also utterly pleasant, specially once visited the interior of the Palace.

Visitor information:

Address:
Av. Rei Humberto II de Itália
Parque Marechal Carmona,
2750 Cascais

Tel: (351) 214815304

Email: mccg@cm-cascais.pt

Opening Times:

Tuesday to Friday: 10h00 t0 17h00
Saturday and Sunday: 10h00 to 13h00 and 14h00 to 17h00.
Closed: Mondays, January 1st, Easter Sunday, May 1st and Dezember 25

American type Windmill - Alcabideche

The ‘American type’ Windmill is situated in Alcabideche, on the lovely Cascais department, and constitute nowadays an important heritage of an emerging rural industrialized world.

Previously integrated in the S. Martinha Estate, was accepted by the Cascais Municipality in order to preserve this important legacy, that moulded the lifestyle of the local populations.

In fact, this is a region that uses milling systems since remote periods, at least since the 11th century.

This type of mill was first produced in the 19th century in the United States of America, and arrived in the beginning of the 20th century to Portugal, as the urban area was developing and the consumption of farinaceous products, such as bread, was reaching its peak.
This was an easy to install and efficient structure, therefore diffused with success in all the region.

The ‘American type’ Windmill is nowadays opened to the public as a museum that shows off the importance of this kind of structure and its production throughout the years, for a great heritage end ethnography education and preservation.

The visits to the museum are scheduled in advance for groups with more than 10 people.

Visitor Information:

Address:

Moinho de Armação Tipo Americano
Rua Guilherme Fernandes, loja A, lote 4
2755 Alcabideche

Tel/Fax: (351) 214601763

Email: gab.municipe@cm-cascais.pt

Opening Times:

Monday, Wednesday and Friday : From 10h00 a.m to 13h00 and from 14h00 t0 16h00.

Berardo Museum, Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art

Berardo Museum, Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art

The presentation of the Berardo Collection Museum offers an overview, a panorama of the creation of plastic arts in the twentieth century and the beginning of the XXI century, particularly in European and American art. Reflecting all the richness of the history, styles, origins mediums and techniques of the works from the collection, and provides a journey through the modern and contemporary Portuguese artistic creation, focusing on its originality and the place it occupies on the international scene.

The Berardo Collection Museum offers visitors not only the richness of its permanent collection through a route regularly renewed, but also a wide range of temporary exhibitions that allow, a broadening of the scope of the collection and deepen certain problematic topics or approaches.

In 2009 the Museum carrys on this mission by presenting a series of temporary exhibitions, of which are highlighted in the second trimester, the Universal File - Document and Photographic Utopia, the first exhibition in Portugal of the Austrian artist Peter Kogler, a retrospective of the Portuguese architect Amâncio "Pancho" Guedes, another edition of PHotoEspaña and two shows of the Berardo Collection - a new path for modern and contemporary art, and an exhibition dedicated to the Art-Deco Collection.
Until the end of the year, the exibition Amália, will be Highlighted, the first major show devoted to one of the greatest players of Portuguese culture, in the year that will mark ten years since her death.

Visitor Information:

Address:

Praça do Império
1449-003 Lisboa
Portugal

T. (+351) 213 612 878
F. (+351) 213 612 570
E-mail: museuberardo@museuberardo.pt

www.museuberardo.com

Opening Times:

Every day of the week: 10h00 - 19h00 (Last entrance at 18h30)
Fridays: 10h00 - 22h00 (Last entrance at 21h30)

Prices: Free

THE BERARDO COLLECTION

If it is curiosity that stimulates the mind and induces the collector, the object of art he chooses out of his passion cannot be isolated from the expectations of a certain time, or of other people. In a way, the collector searches and brings together works of art that others would like to find and gather. Most of the time without knowing it, the collector turns other people’s dreams into reality. It is the relationship between one’s dreams and those of others that determines the destiny of any collection and ensures its place in the community.

The Berardo Collection is the result of an exercise in open-mindedness. We have made an effort to acquire works, which would illustrate, through their quality, the creative imagination of the artists. We do not accept any kind of limitation regarding movements, techniques or nationalities. On the contrary, we wish to keep these Collections open to the future and open to the public. Nevertheless visiting this site does not replace true contact with the work of art.

The site is an approximate illustration of the Collections - new artworks are being added - to remind people, and also myself that artistic creation is the human condition in its freer form. In the last three decades, friends, collaborators, consultants and writers have helped me collect these works of art following rigorous criteria.

I hope this Collection will inspire other Institutions and individuals to create and broaden collections, so that the coming generations may keep alive our days, our concerns, and our hopes through Art.

Joe Berardo

www.berardocollection.com