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José-Augusto França Contemporary Art Museum, Tomar
Discover the best Portuguese contemporary art in the Contemporary Art Museum in Tomar, Portugal.
José-Augusto França Contemporary Art Museum
© C.M. TomarThe José-Augusto França Contemporary Art Museum was established in 2004 by Professor José-Augusto França in Tomar , Portugal.
Inside, you will find a collection of paintings, sculptures, sketches, and photographs extending from 1932 to the present.
The works by Mário Eloy, Júlio e Almada Negreiros marked the second part of the modernist movement in the 20th century.
Subrealism is preeminent in this museum with works by the Lisbon School and authors such as António Pedro, Vespeira, Fernando de Azevedo or Fernando Lemos.
Abstract Art and Nova-Figuração (Portuguese Neo-Expressionism) are also prensent with works by Fernando, João Cutileiro, Joaquim Rodrigo, or Noronha da Costa, among others.More information:
Location:
Rua de Gil de Avô, Tomar, Portugal.
Ticket price:
Free admission.
Opening hours:
April through September from 11:00 to 18:00.
October through March from 11:00 to 17:00.Telephone:
(+351) 249 329814.
E-mail:
museologia@cm-tomar.pt
Note:
Guided-Group and Group visits are required to book in advance.
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Tomar
What to see:
- Castle of the Knights Templarr
- Convent of Christ
- Igreja de São João Baptista Church
- Igreja de Santa Maria do Olival Church
- Santa Iria Convent
- Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Conceição Hermit
- Casa Manuel Guimarães House
- Estaus
- Capela de São Gregório Chapel
- Paços do Concelho (Former Town Hall)
- Sete Montes National Forest
- Mills and Wineries of “El Rei"
- Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Piedade Hermit
- Pegões Aqueduct
- Capela de São Lourenço Chapel
- Museums:
- Casa dos Cubos
- José-Augusto França Contemporary Art Museum
- São Francisco Convent and Museu dos Fósforos (Match Museum)
- Abrão Zacuto Synagogue and Portuguese-Hebrew Museum
- Lopes-Graça Museum
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