Museu Municipal Amadeo Sousa Cardoso
The Museu de Arte Moderna Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso ("Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso Museum of Modern Art"; formerly the Museu Municipal Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso, "Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso Municipal Museum") is an art museum in Amarante, Portugal. The museum houses collections relating to artists and writers born in Amarante, including Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso, António Carneiro, and Acácio Lino. In the 1980s, it was relocated to the Monastery of São Gonçalo, which was adapted for use as a museum to a design by architect Alcino Soutinho.
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Museu Municipal Amadeo Sousa Cardoso
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The Museu de Arte Moderna Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso ("Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso Museum of Modern Art"; formerly the Museu Municipal Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso, "Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso Municipal Museum") is an art museum in Amarante, Portugal. The museum houses collections relating to artists and writers born in Amarante, including Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso, António Carneiro, and Acácio Lino. In the 1980s, it was relocated to the Monastery of São Gonçalo, which was adapted for use as a museum to a design by architect Alcino Soutinho.
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The museum and the Municipality of Amarante jointly award the Prémio Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso to Portuguese artists in three categories every two years, with the winner of the top-tier Grande Prémio being invited to hold an exhibition at the museum.
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• Name — Museu de Arte Moderna Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso • Established — 1947 • Location — Alameda Teixeira de Pascoaes, Amarante, Portugal • Type — Modern and contemporary art, archaeology, and ethnography • Owner — Municipality of Amarante • Website — https: www.amadeosouza-cardoso.pt/
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The origins of the museum date to 1938, when a fire destroyed the cinema that occupied the former Chapter House of the Monastery of São Gonçalo. The fire prompted Lieutenant Colonel Costa Santos to propose establishing a library and museum in the space. In 1946, Albano Sardoeira led the creation of the Grupo de Amigos da Biblioteca-Museu ("Friends of the Library-Museum"), and the institution was formally established in 1947 under the direction of a governing board. The museum's original collections were eclectic and included: • the municipal archives and library, including works from the former secondary school; • the artistic estate of António Carneiro, later expanded through donations by Katherine Carneyro; • examples of local folk iconography, including A Serpe ("The Serpent") and the Diabos de Amarante ("Devils of Amarante"); • sacred art, furniture, and a collection of local archaeological artifacts. In 1953, the museum opened galleries dedicated to António Carneiro, António Cândido, and Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso. The Biblioteca Municipal Albano Sardoeira and the Museu Municipal Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso became separate institutions in 1980.
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