Museum of Sacred Art and Crypt
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 museum in Santo António, Macau, China.[1][2][3][4]
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 |
| Type | Museum |
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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
The museum was inaugurated on 23 October 1996.
Exhibitions
The Museum of Sacred Art 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.
See also
References
- "Macao Museum: About". Macau Museum. 2012.
- "Museum of Sacred Art and Crypt". Macao Government Tourism Office. 22 July 2016.
- "Museum of Sacred Art and Crypt". Macau Holiday.
- "Museum of Sacred Art & Crypt". Lonely Planet. 16 February 2016.
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