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Cultural Centers in Viseu
Museu do Quartzo
- heritage
Monte de Santa Luzia
3515-371, Viseu
Located on Monte de Santa Luzia, once a stage for mineral exploration, the Quartzo Museum aims to be an interactive space for exploring the geological and natural heritage of the region, being the only museum in the world to dedicate itself exclusively to a mineral. With a strong pedagogical aspect, it allows visitors of different age groups to carry out experiences related to geology and mineralogy.
Teatro Viriato
- art
Largo Mouzinho de Albuquerque - Apartado 2087
3500-160, Viseu
In this theater, in operation since 1999, take place the main cultural events of the city, from music to theater, through dance and poetry. It also organizes workshops, ateliers, temporary exhibitions and gatherings. There is also the "Canto do Teatro", a space dedicated to the memory of the former Teatro Viriato (Theatro Boa União), which operated between 1883 and 1960.
Museu de Grão Vasco
- heritage
Paço dos Três Escalões - Largo do Adro da Sé
3500-195, Viseu
This museum, dating from 1916, began to function on the premises of the Cathedral, and only in 1938 it moved to the Paço dos Três Escalões. Of the many pieces on display, we highlight paintings by Grão Vasco, from the Cathedral, the Episcopal Palace of Fontelo and churches and convents in the Beira region, as well as paintings by different contemporary artists. Furniture, sculptures, jewellery, Portuguese faience, textiles, oriental and archeology porcelain are also on display.
Casa da Ribeira
- art
Largo Nossa Senhora da Conceição
3500-198, Viseu
This exhibition space, located in an ancient factory, exhibits craftswork on paper, baskets, embroideries, woodworks, ceramics, forged iron and vitrals.
Museu de Almeida Moreira
- heritage
Rua Soar de Cima
3500-211, Viseu
This house, where Almeida Moreira lived, opeened its doors to the public as Ameida Moreira Museum in 1965. There is a collection of naturalist paintings, religious paintings of the 16th and 17th centuries, furniture, ceramics with Oriental porcelains, earthenware of the 17th and 18th centuries and national objects of the 19th century. There are also glass creations, jewellery, bed coverts of Castelo Branco and ancient embroideries of Alcafache.
Auditório Mirita Casimiro
- art
Rua Alexandre Lobo, 53
3500-071, Viseu
This auditorium stages several shows and some performing arts. In the main lobby, paintings by several artists are exhibited for sale.
Arquivo Distrital de Viseu
- heritage
Largo de Santa Cristina
3504-515, Viseu
In this archive there are about 357 thousand documents, including church registries, court registries, notarial registries, civilian registries and documents of the religious congregations extinct in 1911… There is also a collection of Music and Liturgy and another of Parchments as well as a deposit where the documents that have no moree place in the installations of the archive are kept.
Auditório da AIRV
- art
Parque Industrial de Coimbrões - Ed. Expobeiras
3500-618, Ranhados
This auditorium, inaugurated in 2003, is used for conferences and other presentations.
Museu de Arte Sacra Tesouro da Sé
- heritage
Adro da Sé
3500-195, Viseu
This museum, located in a cloister of the Cathedral, has valuable objects of its treasure, such as sculptures, furniture, host receptacles, relic safes, religious clothings and books.