Experts' Choice Award Relicious Art Museum
What the experts agree on
Madeira's sacred art collection occupies a beautifully restored 16th-century bishop's palace in central Funchal, showcasing Flemish paintings and polychrome statues salvaged from local churches that survived the 1755 earthquake.
“The Museum of Sacred Art occupies an old bishop's house in the center of town.”
– Frommer's
Lonely Planet "This tiny museum is housed in the beautifully restored 18th-century Chapel of San Sebastian and exhibits sacred art from surrounding churches that survived the 1755 earthquake." Full review
Lonely Planet "Housed in the former 16th-century bishop's palace dominating the south side of Praça do Município, Madeira's most fascinating art collection is a major draw" Full review
Fodor's "Funchal's Museum of Sacred Art has Flemish paintings, polychrome wood statues, and other treasures displayed in a former bishop's palace" Full review
