Grão Vasco National Museum
The Grão Vasco Museum is an art museum located in the city of Viseu, in Portugal. The museum is named after one of the most important Portuguese painters of the Renaissance, Vasco Fernandes, who had his workshop in Viseu.Photo: Alegna13, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: cultural heritage monument in Viseu, Portugal
- Also known as: “Edifício do Antigo Seminário”, “MNGV”, “Museu Grão Vasco”, “Museu Nacional Grao Vasco”, and “NMGV”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Viseu Cathedral and Fonte das Três Bicas.
Viseu Cathedral
Church
Photo: MaximilienM, CC BY 3.0.
Viseu Cathedral is the Catholic bishopric seat of the city of Viseu, in Portugal. The church started being built in the 12th century and is the most important historical monument of the town.
Fonte das Três Bicas
Fountain
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fonte das Três Bicas is a fountain.
Igreja da Misericórdia de Viseu
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Igreja da Misericórdia de Viseu is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abraveses and Orgens.
Abraveses
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abraveses is a Freguesia in the municipality of Viseu, in the Portuguese central subregion of Dão-Lafões. The population in 2011 was 8,539, in an area of 12.23 km².
São João de Lourosa
Village
São João de Lourosa is a civil parish in the municipality of Viseu, Portugal. It has 24.30 km2 and had 4702 inhabitants in the 2011 census. São João de Lourosa is situated 5 km south of Grão Vasco National Museum.
Grão Vasco National Museum
- Categories: art museum, national museum, seminary, cultural heritage, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Viseu, Viseu District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Portuguese—“Grão Vasco National Museum” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف Grão Vasco الوطنى”
- French: “Musée national Grão Vasco”
- German: “Grão Vasco National Museum”
- Italian: “Museo nazionale Grão Vasco”
- Portuguese: “antigo seminário de Viseu”
- Portuguese: “Colégio”
- Portuguese: “Edifício do Antigo Seminário”
- Portuguese: “Museu Grão Vasco de Viseu”
- Portuguese: “Museu Grao Vasco”
- Portuguese: “Museu Nacional Grão Vasco”
- Portuguese: “Paço dos Bispos de Viseu”
- Portuguese: “Paço dos Três Escalões”
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