Museums and Palaces

The Oliva Art Centre (Núcleo de Arte da Oliva), inaugurated in late 2013, is a cultural institution whose mission is to raise public awareness about contemporary art and artistic expression as the foundation for a creative and innovative city. It declares itself to be a space for debate and reflection on contemporary society and for the cultural and creative promotion and development of its home region.

Taking upon itself the responsibility to encourage and further knowledge and enjoyment and bring the community into contact with new artistic practices, in the fulfilment of its mission, the Art Centre has positioned itself as an integrating and inclusive space, a space of independence and excellence, education and recreation, questions and challenges, thought and creativity.