The Museum of Sacred Art and Crypt (Chinese: 天主教藝術博物館與墓室; Portuguese: Museu de Arte Sacra e Cripta) is a public museum in Santo António, Macau, China.[1]
天主教藝術博物館與墓室 Museu de Arte Sacra e Cripta | |
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| Established | 23 October 1996 |
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| Location | Santo António, Macau, China |
| Coordinates | 22°12′11.8″N 113°33′17.6″E / 22.203278°N 113.554889°E |
| Type | museum |
| Website | macaumuseum.gov.mo/museum-sacred-art-crypt |
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| Traditional Chinese | 天主教藝術博物館與墓室 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 天主教艺术博物馆与墓室 | ||||||||||
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| Portuguese | Museu de Arte Sacra e Cripta | ||||||||||
History
editThe museum was constructed at the former site of the College of the Mother of God and Church of Saint Paul.[2] It was inaugurated on 23 October 1996.[3][4]
Exhibitions
editThe museum exhibits objects of high historical and artistic value from different churches and convents of Macau. The crypt exhibits granite rock at the center of its area where it lies a tomb with walls decorated with Japanese and Vietnamese martyrs relics.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Museum of Sacred Art and Crypt". Macao Government Tourism Office. 22 July 2016.
- ^ "Museum of Sacred Art and Crypt". Macau Holiday. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Museum of Sacred Art and Crypt". City Guide. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Macao Museum: About". Macau Museum. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Museum of Sacred Art & Crypt". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
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