The Museu de José Malhoa (José Malhoa Museum),
Caldas da Rainha
Caldas da Rainha () is a medium-sized Portugal, Portuguese city in the Oeste Subregion, Oeste region, in the historical province of Estremadura Province (1936–1976), Estremadura, and in the Leiria District, district of Leiria. The city serves a ...
, is a regional museum in the
portuguese Estremadura province, that hosts the finest collection of the Portuguese naturalist painter
José Malhoa
José Vital Branco Malhoa, known simply as José Malhoa (28 April 1855 – 26 October 1933) was a Portuguese painter.
Biography
Malhoa was, with Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro, the leading name in Portuguese naturalist painting in the second half ...
. The museum building, the first purpose-built museum in Portugal, was constructed in 1940 and enlarged in 1950 and 1957.
Museu de José Malhoa
from the Instituto Português de Museus The museum's collection includes painting
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s, sculpture
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s, medal
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s, drawing
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s and ceramic
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s from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Localization
The museum is located in the city of Caldas da Rainha
Caldas da Rainha () is a medium-sized Portugal, Portuguese city in the Oeste Subregion, Oeste region, in the historical province of Estremadura Province (1936–1976), Estremadura, and in the Leiria District, district of Leiria. The city serves a ...
, Leiria
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, Portugal, in the middle of the .
See also
* List of single-artist museums
This is a list of single-artist museum, single–artist museums, which are museums displaying the work, or bearing the name, of a single visual artist.
See also
* :Museums devoted to one artist
* List of art museums
* List of most visited art mu ...
References
External links
José Malhoa Museum
at Direção Geral de Cultura do Centro
Museu José Malhoa
at patrimoniocultural.pt
Museu José Malhoa
Culture in Caldas da Rainha
Art museums and galleries in Portugal
Modern art museums
Malhoa, Jose
Art museums and galleries established in 1933
1933 establishments in Portugal
Museums in Leiria District
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