Funchal museums

Religious Art Museum
This museum has an important collection of Flemish paintings from the 16th to the 18th century, religious sculptures from the 16th to the 18th century and objects in gold from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Rua do Bispo, 21.

Quinta das Cruzes Museum
This baroque-style quinta was once the home of the second captain of Funchal. Today it houses a decorative art museum with a vast collection of Portuguese and foreign furniture from the 16th to the 19th century, porcelain from Europe and the Portuguese East India Company, 17th to 19th century Portuguese pottery, Indo-Portuguese and European ivory, Flemish and Portuguese sculpture from the 15th to the 18th century, nativity scenes from the 18th and 19th centuries and paintings and prints from the 16th to the 19th century.

Calçada do Pico.

Funchal Municipal Museum (Natural History)
In the 19th century, this baroque-style palace was the home of the Counts of Carvalhaland was famous for its receptions. Today, it houses a valuable exhibition of the archipelago’s fauna, flora and geology. It also conducts important scientific research into the Macaronesia region. The ground floor houses a small aquarium.

Rua da Mouraria, 31.

Frederico de Freitas House Museum
Frederico da Cunha e Freitas lived in this romantic-style house, where he collected objets d’art. The museum-house has been restored by the Madeira Regional Government and has an impressive exhibition of different collections including glazed tiles, mugs, teapots, ceramics, religious sculpture, old prints and neoclassic and art nouveau furniture.

Calçada de Santa Clara.

Madeira Wine Museum
The museum is in a series of baroque-style buildings where Madeira wine used to be made, stored, sold and exported and includes the oldest Madeira wine cellars. The museum’s collection includes letters from famous personalities, documents from the British companies that founded the Madeira Wine Company, books, utensils, a 17^th century wine press and antique machinery. There is also a bar where visitors can taste and buy wine.

Adegas de S. Francisco. Avenida Arriaga, 28. Guided tours in English, German, Portuguese and French.

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