Elvas Museum of Contemporary Art

Good museum for Elvas with changing exhibits.

I´ve visited this museum twice, it has changing exhibits, so if you go at a different time you have a different experience. It is very contemporary art, so it´s not traditional paintings at all. Some ...

Missed opportunity

When you start with a lovely old building with oodles of space and at least five members of staff, you might expect a good show. That was not the case. I was led though two almost empty floors with ...

What a disappointment!

Looking forward to this peek at Portuguese modernism but we were underwhelmed. We were guided around only 2 floors but given virtually no information by our guide! He felt more like a minder, although...

Amazing!

The historical building and the art within it create an amazing contrast between classical architecture and contemporary art. The marble work is simply stunning and very well preserved, as well as the...

Great collection and a beautiful building

This museum hosts what is, probably, the best contemporary art collection from portuguese artists. The exhibitions are temporary which means that the art works are replaced every few months but the co...