Museu dos Biscainhos

Name: Museu dos Biscainhos
Address: Rua dos Biscaínhos s/n, Braga, Braga, PT
Telephone: +351253204650

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Museu dos Biscainhos is a decorative arts museum in a palace on Rua dos Biscainhos in Braga, Portugal. Built in the early 17th century, it stands outside the medieval walls in the historic centre.

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Museu dos Biscainhos — The main façade and fountain framed by the garden entrance

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Museu dos Biscainhos — The yellow palace façade and fountain in the courtyard

Museu dos Biscainhos — The palace’s yellow courtyard with decorated upper galleries

Museu dos Biscainhos — Azulejo-decorated galleries enclosing an inner courtyard

Museu dos Biscainhos — The museum’s arcaded courtyard beneath red-tiled roofs

Museu dos Biscainhos — The stone fountain in the palace courtyard

Museu dos Biscainhos — The courtyard’s tiled galleries and enclosed garden space

Museu dos Biscainhos — An inner courtyard with painted tiles and wrought-iron balconies

Museu dos Biscainhos — The museum garden wall and tall green entrance gate

Museu dos Biscainhos — A small courtyard building beneath the museum’s square tower

Museu dos Biscainhos — A small garden pavilion with a round upper tower

What's on here

Clube Filosófico do Livro - Analectos Friday, 19:30Free

Why go

Baroque tilework and carved wood surround the grand salon’s ceiling, attributed to Manuel Furtado de Mendonça and dated 1724.
A garden tulip tree thought to date from the reign of D. João V received public-interest status in 2010.
A battlemented garden wall with buttresses and sentry features resembles a 16th-century fortress.

Opening hours

Today10:00 – 12:30, 14:00 – 17:30Show all

MondayClosed

Tuesday10:00 – 12:30, 14:00 – 17:30

Wednesday10:00 – 12:30, 14:00 – 17:30

Thursday10:00 – 12:30, 14:00 – 17:30

Friday10:00 – 12:30, 14:00 – 17:30

Saturday10:00 – 12:30, 14:00 – 17:30

Sunday10:00 – 12:30, 14:00 – 17:30

Don't miss

Azulejo hallAbout 13 metres long, this hall has a painted wooden ceiling depicting the story of Beato Miguel de Carvalho.Azulejo hall
Baroque welcome figuresFive figures greet visitors in the entrance hall.Entrance hall
Monumental staircaseNineteenth-century tiles line the staircase leading to the main residential floor.Main house
Formal gardenBoxwood beds form a maze-like pattern among fountains, ornamental gates and tiled panels; two garden houses contain 19th-century camellias.Jardim Formal
Mythological paintingsA room near the azulejo hall contains later paintings of mythological subjects.Near the azulejo hall

Sources: Biscainhos Museum - Wikipedia · Palácio dos Biscainhos - Wikipedia · checked 4 Oct 2026

Where

Rua dos Biscaínhos s/n, Braga

Website: palaciodosbiscainhos.gov.pt/
Phone: +351253204650

Plan from here: Evening walk →

Questions and answers

What kinds of domestic rooms does Museu dos Biscainhos contain?

Reception rooms, lounges, bedrooms, a dining room and prayer rooms occupy the main residential floor.

What are the small statues at Museu dos Biscainhos’ entrance?

They depict 18th-century pages or knights and stand on granite pilasters.

What is the small domed building in the garden at Museu dos Biscainhos?

It is a temple inside the garden’s bulwark, containing burial slabs commemorating former owners.

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