Museums and Palaces

Occupying the revamped space of the former monastery, this museum and library was founded by Albano Sardoeira in 1947 to house materials relating to the history of Amarante and to pay homage to the memory of Amarante's most famous artists and writers.

Besides the valuable archaeological exhibits on display in the Mannerist cloister, the museum also has an interesting permanent collection of modern and contemporary Portuguese art, most notably works by António Carneiro and Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso, both of whom were born in the region.

Outside is a small garden overlooking the Tâmega, in which there stands a bronze statue perpetuating the memory of another leading figure in the Portuguese world of the arts, similarly inspired by the surrounding region: the poet Teixeira de Pascoais.