Treasures from Kings. Masterpieces from the Terra Sancta Museum
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Date
10 Nov 2023 – 26 Feb 2024
- Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri and Sat,
- Sun,
Location
Main Gallery Calouste Gulbenkian FoundationPricing
Discounts apply to the exhibition admission
100% – ICOM, AICA and APOM members
50% – Visitors under 30; job seekers
15% – Visitors over 65; travel agencies
The discounts are non-cumulative. Supporting documents may be requested for the discount.
This guided tour shows the extraordinary and little-known artistic treasure of the Terra Sancta Museum, amassed thanks to gifts made by several European Catholic monarchs to various churches throughout the territory over the course of 500 years, which is travelling for first time to Portugal.
Among these temples, the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, in Jerusalem, is the most prominent. According to Christian tradition, this is the place of where Jesus of Nazareth died, was buried, and resurrected. Given this spiritual focal point, the sending of offerings to this and other temples in Palestine represented, for these monarchs, a significant projection of their devotion and power.
All tours must be booked at least two weeks in advance.
90 min.
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Guided by
Carlos Carrilho
Filipa Santos