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Museum · Elvas, Portalegre
Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Elvas
Museum of contemporary Portuguese art installed in a former hospital in central Elvas, with the collection of collector António Cachola, featuring Portuguese artists from recent decades.
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About Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Elvas
The Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Elvas, known by the acronym MACE, occupies the former Hospital da Misericórdia in the historic centre. The building was adapted to house the Coleção António Cachola, one of the main private collections of contemporary Portuguese art, loaned to the city.
The collection brings together painting, sculpture, photography, video and installation by Portuguese artists who emerged from the 1980s onward, and the works are shown in exhibitions that change over time. The contrast between the old building and the contemporary works is part of the visit.
The museum provides a different pause on an itinerary dominated by fortifications and helps show that Elvas is not only a garrison town. It is a few minutes’ walk from Praça da República.
Because the exhibitions rotate, it is worth checking in advance what is on display and confirming opening hours.
Before you go
Practical information
Cidade Turismo reviews its information regularly, but something may have changed. Check with the place before planning your trip.
How much time to set aside
About 1 hour.
Best time
Around midday, when it’s hottest outside. Check the opening hours and closing days beforehand.
How to get there
It is in the historic centre, inside the walls, about a 5-minute walk from Praça da República.
Tip
Check in advance which exhibitions are on: the collection is shown in parts that change over the year.
Get your questions answered
Frequently asked questions about Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Elvas
What is the MACE?
It is the Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Elvas, with the Coleção António Cachola, of contemporary Portuguese art, in a former hospital in the historic center.
Are the works always on display?
Not all of them. The collection is shown in exhibitions that change over time.
Where is the museum?
In the historic center, about a 5-minute walk from Praça da República.