Casa-Museu Medeiros e Almeida

Museus e Espaços Culturais / Castilho

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  • ©Casa-Museu Medeiros e Almeida

Passionate about art, António de Medeiros e Almeida (1895-1986), a figure of the social and business elite of the Portuguese 20th century, dedicated much of his life to gathering a vast and precious collection of works of art, ranging from furniture, goldsmithery, jewellery, textiles and important clusters of watches and Chinese porcelain. His collection, which according to experts reflects an eclectic and cosmopolitan taste, is available at the foundation created by him in 1972, located in the house where he lived for over 30 years and transformed into the House-Museum. This space houses, to date, around nine thousand works of art, thus keeping alive the work and memory of its creator.

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    Castilho

    Located in a central and cosmopolitan area of Lisbon, Rua Castilho prolongs the elegance and prestige of the neighbouring Avenida da Liberdade. This artery, which stretches from Rua do Salitre to Rua Marquês de Fronteira, is a very sought after location by large companies, banks and 5-star hotels, such as the Ritz Four Seasons, the InterContinental and the Altis Grande Hotel, which was established here in 1973.