Casa-Museu Guerra Junqueiro
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Casa-Museu Guerra Junqueiro is a palace and museum in Porto
, Portugal
. It is a cultural center built in memory of the famous poet and writer Guerra Junqueiro
.
The palace dates back to 1730 and was built by Nicolau Nasoni
. It is located at Rua de D. Hugo, nº 15. In 1940 the estate was donated by his daughter to honor him and it later became a museum.
Exhibited in the museum is a collection of religious art, ceramics and furniture etc.
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. It is a cultural center built in memory of the famous poet and writer Guerra Junqueiro
Guerra Junqueiro
Abilio Manuel Guerra Junqueiro was a Portuguese, bachelor in law at the University of Coimbra, a top civil servant, member of the Portuguese House of Representatives, journalist, author, and poet. His work helped inspire the creation of the Portuguese First Republic...
.
The palace dates back to 1730 and was built by Nicolau Nasoni
Nicolau Nasoni
Nicolau Nasoni was an Italian artist and architect but mostly active in Portugal....
. It is located at Rua de D. Hugo, nº 15. In 1940 the estate was donated by his daughter to honor him and it later became a museum.
Exhibited in the museum is a collection of religious art, ceramics and furniture etc.