The Museu Berardo Estremoz is a joint initiative by the Berardo Collection and Estremoz Municipal Council. This museum presents what is considered the largest and most important private collection of tiles in Portugal covering 800 years of tile history.
PLATO art Gallery in Évora is a multidisciplinary platform for creation, experimentation, and production dedicated to contemporary art with a diversified curatorial program with exhibitions, performances, and criticism, focusing on contemporary culture.
The Palace of the Dukes of Cadaval, located in the historic city of Évora, is not only a significant architectural landmark but also a vibrant cultural hub. This majestic palace, with its origins dating back to the 14th century, serves as a bridge between Évora’s rich past and its dynamic present through its diverse cultural and artistic initiatives. The palace hosts a variety of art exhibitions, showcasing works from both contemporary artists and historical collections. These exhibitions span different mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, and multimedia installations, reflecting the palace’s commitment to promoting a wide array of artistic expressions.
Also in Évora, the Eugénio de Almeida Foundation’s Art and Culture Centre is a space for the creation, mediation, enjoyment and dissemination of artistic practices shaped by the concerns of our time. It offers a multidisciplinary, educational and inclusive programme through exhibitions, as well as performance projects and educational programmes aimed at raising awareness and motivating different audiences, in close connection with the community in which it operates.
About 12 kilometres west of the city of Évora you will find the Cromlech of the Almendres, a prehistoric stone circle (cromlech) with 95 stone monoliths. It is the most important megalithic monument of its kind on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the most important in Europe, not only because of its size, but also because of its state of preservation.[2] It is also the most important in the Iberian Peninsula.
In the city of Elvas – a UNESCO World Heritage Site – The António Cachola Collection at Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Elvas (MACE) reflects the last 25 years of visual art production by Portuguese artists. Spanning many techniques and themes, the collection is constantly growing and contains more than 650 works by over 100 artists.
