Museu da Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Porto

The MMIPO – Museu da Misericórdia do Porto is located right in the heart of Porto’s historic centre, in Rua das Flores, in the building that served as headquarters for this charitable institution from the mid-16th century to 2013. Over the centuries, the building underwent a number of renovation projects, the last of which was to adapt it for use as a museum. The purpose of the museum is to tell the story of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Porto and the purposes of this institution.

At the same time, it displays its art collections and makes available a set of resources that relate the memory and identity of the organisation, projecting it into the future. A visit to the museum also provides an opportunity to learn more about the past and the present of this area of the city.

The route through the museum includes the 16th-century Misericórdia Church, which underwent major works in the 18th century under the leadership of Nicolau Nasoni, and the Gallery of the Benefactors, an example of the iron-and-glass architecture of the city.