Museu de Arte Popular

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Museu de Arte Popular
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Museu de Arte Popular
Location Lisbon, Portugal
Coordinates 38°41′37.169″N9°12′30.118″W / 38.69365806°N 9.20836611°W / 38.69365806; -9.20836611
Type Art museum
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The Museu de Arte Popular is an Art museum in Lisbon, Portugal. [1]

It was originally designed by Veloso Reis and João Simões for the Portuguese World Exhibition's popular life pavilion in 1940, and after the exhibition was refurbished and in 1948. [2]

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References

  1. "Museu de Arte Popular". www.ipmuseus.pt (in Portuguese). Instituto dos Museus e da Conservação. Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
  2. "DGPC | Museus e Monumentos | Rede Portuguesa de Museus | Museu de Arte Popular" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 October 2017.