Museums and Palaces

The House-Museum, which occupies the building where Abel Salazar (1889-1946) spent the last 25 years of his life (1921-1946), has the mission of researching, conserving, interpreting and exposing the legacy of its patron, as well as contributing to the study and dissemination of the life and work of Abel Salazar and provide experiences of education, fruition, reflection and knowledge sharing around him.

The long-term exhibition of this cultural institution presents personal objects, works of art (including drawings, paintings, engravings, sculptures and hammered coppers), scientific works, books and other writings, testimony of his unique life and the various activities and interests of one of the most fascinating figures in the history of the University of Porto.