Fundacao Manuel Cargaleiro

Museum worth to visit of an artist born in the region

Museum worth to visit with paintings and ceramics from Manuel Cargaleiro, who was born in this region. It has the most important pieces, including an old door with the name of the 25 municipalities of...

Modern paintings and ceramics

The museum is in two buildings, as you approach from the lower end, on the left there is the old building from 1753, the Solar dos Cavaleiros. There you have the ticket office, shop, a documentary abo...

Nice surprise

Very interesting museum. Most of the major masterpieces are there, which is frequently not the case.

Nice museum with a large variety of paintings for a small price

Surprisingly large museum, with work mostly from Cargaleiro but also from other artist friends of his. Well worth the visit if you pass through Castelo Branco, and the price is quite small, just 2 Eur...

Best of the bests

Manuel Cargaleiro is a big name of the paint in Portugal. For me it's simply the best. The museum is a face of the artist. You can see part of is paints in a modern and amazing museum.