Museu Municipal de Vila Franca de Xira

The Museu Municipal de Vila Franca de Xira is a museum located in Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal. It is sponsored by the local municipality and is spread across various museum cores. These cores are spaces where museum and cultural collections resulting from research, collection, and conservation programs carried out in the municipality are exhibited and disseminated to the general public.

Museum Cores of the Museu Municipal de Vila Franca de Xira

The Museu Municipal de Vila Franca de Xira is not confined to a single location. Instead, it has several cores distributed throughout the municipality. These include the 'núcleo-sede', which is located in part of a 17th-century building on Serpa Pinto Street in Vila Franca de Xira. Another core is the 'Núcleo Museológico de Alverca', located in the 17th-century building of the former Municipal Chamber of Alverca. The 'Núcleo Museológico da Igreja do Mártir Santo São Sebastião', dedicated to sacred art, is also part of the museum.

Museu Municipal de Vila Franca de Xira and the Portuguese Museum Network

The Museu Municipal de Vila Franca de Xira is recognized as part of the Portuguese Museum Network. This recognition came in 2001, further establishing the museum's importance and relevance in the cultural landscape of Portugal.