Museums in Porto
Porto is a small city, yet it has great museums you should visit.
Soares dos Reis National Museum
The oldest public museum in Portugal and most famous in Porto. Opened nearly 200 years ago, the museum exhibits Portuguese art including Portuguese sculpture António Soares dos Reis, from which the museum derives its name.
Location-
Rua de Dom Manuel II, 56
Opening hours-
Wednesday – Sunday: 10am – 6pm.
Tuesday: 2pm – 6pm.
Mondays: closed
1 January, Easter Sunday, 1 May and 25 December: closed.
Price-
Adult- 5 euro
Porto Card, seniors over 65 years old, youth card and youth between 12 and 25 years old: 50% discount.
Transport-
Bus- 3, 6, 20, 35, 36, 37, 41, 44, 50 and 52.
Serralves Foundation
Serralves is ranked in the top 100 most visited museums in the world. In the premises there is a contemporary museum of art, Vila and park and examples of modernism and Art Deco Architecture. To date, it’s the second most visited museum in Portugal and a very important contemporary art museum in the European world. Serralves Foundation is an art foundation whose “mission is to raise the general public’s awareness concerning contemporary art and the environment, via the Museum of Contemporary Art, Park and Auditorium”.
Location-
Rua Don Joao de Castro, 210
Opening hours-
April – September:
Monday – Friday from 10 am – 7 pm.
Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays: 10 am – 8 pm.
October – March:
Monday – Friday: 10 am – 6 pm.
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: 10 am – 7 pm.
December 24 and 31, closes at 4 pm.
25 December and 1 January: closed.
Price-
Adult- 20 euro (full ticket), Museum only- 12 euro, park only- 12 euro, House of Cinema- 12 euro, Art Deco House ticket- 12 euro.
Porto Card and youth card: 20% discount.
Students, young people between 12 and 17, and seniors over 65: 50% discount.
Children under 12: free
Transportation-
Bus- 201, 203, 502, 504.
Museu do Carro Eléctrico
In English- The Tram Museum. The museum exhibits restored heritage streetcars, from old to new. They even show horse pulled trams from back in the 50s. there is a collection of the original tram driver’s uniforms, driver’s items and interesting photos. The oldest tram in the museum was built in 1872.
Location-
Alameda de Basílio Teles, 51
Opening hours-
Monday: 14:00-18:00
Tuesday-Sunday- 10:00-18:00
Price-
Adult- 4 euro
Children (4-12), students and seniors- 2.5 euro
Children up to 4 years old- free
Transportation-
Tram- 1, 18
Bus- 500