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Paço dos Duques
de Bragança
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Guimarães
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Paço dos Duques
de Bragança
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PRESENTATION
Located in the city of Guimarães, whose historic
centre has been classified by UNESCO as World
Heritage, and forming part of the group of monuments known as the “Sacred Hill” is the impressive
Palace of the Dukes of Bragança. In 1959, it was
inaugurated as a National Palace and opened to the
public as a museum, exhibiting a collection of Decorative Arts from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Amongst the various collections, attention is drawn
to the group of tapestries from Pastrana, which represent a valuable testimony to the history of the
Portuguese Discoveries; the porcelains from the
Portuguese East India Company; the Portuguese
faience pieces; Flemish and French tapestries; weapons and armour; various paintings and furniture
from the post-Discoveries period
Museum Passes from the IMC (Institute
of Museums and Conservation). These passes
may be purchased at any of the ticket offices
of the IMC Museums
2 days – 7,00 €
5 days – 11,00 €
7 days – 14,00 €
Free Admission:
— Sundays and Bank Holidays until 2.00 pm
— Journalists and Tourism Professionals (duly
accredited and when working)
INFORMATION AVAILABLE
Labels in Exhibition Rooms
(Portuguese, English, French and Spanish)
Leaflet (Portuguese, English, French,
Spanish, German and Italian) – 1.00 €
OPENING TIMES
ACCESS
Tuesday-Sunday, 10.00 am – 6.00 pm
(last admission 30 minutes before closing)
Closed on Mondays and:
— January 1st
— Easter Sunday
— May 1st
— December 25th
No access for people with reduced mobility
PARKING
For cars, public car park in front of the Palace
For coaches, temporary stop in front of the Palace
There is a public car park close to the Palace:
Parking in Campo de São Mamede (300 metres
from the palace) – closed on Fridays
TICKETS AND PRICES
Individual Ticket: 5,00 €
Combined Ticket: 6,00 € (Paço dos Duques
de Bragança and Museu de Alberto Sampaio)
50% Discount:
— Visitors over 65 or disabled users
— Families with two or more children aged
— 15–18, provided that they are accompanied
— by at least one parent
60% Discount: Holders of the Youth Card
CLOAKROOM
Not available
CAFÉ
The Palace has no café
SHOP
Open: 9.30 am – 12.30 am and 2.00 pm – 5.30 pm
Items on sale: Books and replicas of exhibits
LIBRARY
The Palace has no library
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Groups / Services provided for the Organisation of Events
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SIZE OF GROUP
GUIDED VISITS
Minimum 12 and maximum 30 people per group
Maximum of 5 groups may visit the Palace at the
same time
To be booked at least two weeks in advance
OWN CATERING
Not available
VISITING TIMES
Same as the Palace opening hours,
to be booked in advance
EVENTS PERMITTED
Dinners, concerts, book launches, conferences
To be arranged in advance, terms to be agreed
PRICES
100 to 200 tickets – 5% discount
201 to 500 tickets – 10% discount
More than 500 tickets – 20% discount
Tickets may be purchased up to 1 year in advance
No refund available on returned tickets
SPECIAL MEALS
Not available
OTHER EQUIPMENT
Not available
THEMATIC TOURS
PRIVATE VISITS
— A Historical Tour of Monte Latito (the “Sacred
— Hill”) (lasting roughly 40 minutes)
— The Pastrana Tapestries in the Museum
— collections (lasting roughly 30 minutes)
— The Family in the Museum collections
— (lasting roughly 30 minutes)
— Along previously untrodden paths
— (lasting roughly 40 minutes)
These are organised on an individual basis and are
subject to the payment of a charge for the use of
the space, as well as to the museum staff when they
are obliged to work overtime outside opening hours
ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED
Not available
TECHNICAL RESTRICTIONS / SECURITY
To be analysed in accordance with the type of event
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Spaces available
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SPACE
AREA
CHARACTERISTICS
Conference Room
outside museum opening hours, this space
can be complemented
with the courtyard,
cloister and surrounding area – gardens
Total area of
room – 256 m2.
Total area of cloister –
781 m2. (Outdoor
area – 427.5 m2;
covered
area – 354 m2.)
Brick tiled floor and
granite walls. 60 Amp
power supply with various electrical sockets. Water supply
available in adjacent
rooms – pantry and
kitchen
CAPACITY
EQUIPMENT
250 to 400 people
standing
This is the responsibility of the event
organisers
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Information
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USEFUL INFORMATION
OTHER CONTACTS
How to get there: By motorway:
Porto-Famalicão: A3; Famalicão-Guimarães: A7
Braga-Guimarães: A11
Ticket sales: at the Palace
Means of payment: cash or cheque,
direct debit card (shop only)
Entidade Regional de Turismo do Porto e Norte
(Porto and the North Tourist Authority)
Telephone: +351 258.820.270 / 258.829.798
E-mail: [email protected]
CONTACTS
Câmara Municipal de Guimarães
Telephone: +351 253.421.200
Website: www.cm-guimaraes.pt
Name: António Ponte
Position: Director
Address: Rua Conde D. Henrique,
4810-245 Guimarães, Portugal
Telephone: + 351 253.412.273
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.imc-ip.pt
(duração aproximada 40m)
Entre o mínimo de 12 e máximo de 30 pessoas
Máximo de 5 grupos em visita simultânea ao
Paço
Horário de funcionamento do Paço, mediante
marcação prévia.
100 a 200 bilhetes – 5% desconto
200 a 500 bilhetes – 10% desconto
> 500 bilhetes – 20% desconto
Os bilhetes podem ser adquiridos com a antecedência de 1 ano. Não há devolução de bilhetes
— Um percurso com História no Monte Latito
(duração aproximada 40m)
— As Tapeçarias de Pastrana nas colecções
do Museu (duração aproximada 30m)
— A Família nas colecções do Museu (duração
aproximada 30m)
— Por caminhos nunca dantes percorridos