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Museu Quinta das Cruzes Museum, Funchal
Visit this gorgeous house turned into a decorative art museum on your way through Funchal, Madeira.
Museu Quinta das Cruzes Museum
© Turismo da Madeira
The Museu Quinta Das Cruzes Museum is set up in this quinta (farm) of the 17th century, Baroque in-style, in the Island of Madeira.
Museu Quinta das Cruzes
© Turismo da Madeira
This quinta (farm) hosts today a decorative art museum where you can see a large exhibition of Portuguese and foreigner furniture from the 16th to the 19th centuries; china from the East India Company, Europe and Portugal; Indo-Portuguese ivories; Flemish and Portuguese sculptures; creches, as well as paintings and carvings.
The house is surrounded by a beautiful botanic garden where araucarias, dragon trees and kapok trees grow. Its greenhouse hosts orchids and a great number of flowers. A part of the garden has been transformed into an archeological park showing two Manueline windows and a fragment of the Funchal’s pillory dating from the 15th century.
More information:
Location:
Calçada do Pico, 1, Funchal, Madeira.
Ticket price:
Adults: 3€.
Retired people / Youth Card holders: 1,50€.
Opening hours:
From Tuesday to Sunday from 10h00 to 12h30 and from 14h00 to 17h30.
Telephone:
(+351) 291 740 670
Recommended Excursions:
Mapa Interactivo:
Madeira
What to see:
- Funchal
- Mercado dos Lavradores Market
- Museu do Vinho da Madeira (Wine Museum of Madeira)
- Arte Sacra Museum of Funchal
- Cathedral of Funchal
- Historical Centre of Funchal
- Santa Clara Convent
- Contemporary Art Museum of Funchal and São Tiago Fortress
- Museu do Bordado do Funchal (Embroidery Museum)
- Jardim Botânico da Madeira (Madeira’s Botanic Garden)
- Parque de Santa Catarina Park
- Museological Area of the São Lourenço Palace
- Henrique and Francisco Franco Museum
- Frederico de Freitas House Museum
- Funchal Natural History Museum
- São João do Pico Fortress
- Igreja do Socorro Church
- Igreja de São Pedro Church
- Capela do Corpo Santo Chapel
- Igreja do Colégio de São João Evangelista Church
- Museu Quinta das Cruzes Museum
- Funchal Toy Museum
- Casa da Luz Electricity Museum
- Cristiano Ronaldo Museum
- Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro
- Pico do Areeiro
- Monte
- Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte Church
- QuintaTropical Monte Palace
- Terreiro da Luta
- Câmara de Lobos
- Cabo Girão Cape
- Curral das Freiras
- Calheta
- Ponta do Pargo
- Porto Moniz
- Aquário da Madeira Aquarium
- Natural pools of Porto Moniz
- Centro de Ciência Viva de Madeira
- Ponta do Sol
- Paul da Serra
- Ribeira Brava
- Ethnographic Museum of Madeira
- São Vicente
- Grutas de São Vicente Caves
- Ruta da Cal Museum Centre
- Seixal
- Praia da Laje or Jaimaica Beach
- Seixal Natural Pools
- Praia do Porto do Seixal Beach
- Miradouro do Véu da Noiva Overlook
- Santana
- Parque das Queimadas Park
- Madeira Thematic Park
- Ribeiro Frio Natural Park
- Pico Ruivo
- Machico
- Caniçal
- Museu da Baleia (Whale Museum)
- Prainha Beach
- Santa Cruz
- Aquapark
- Praia dos Reis Magos Beach
- Camacha
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