Museum

Officially opened to the public on May 28th 1953 under the name House Museum “César Gomes”¸ the formation of the Quinta das Cruzes Museum was based on the donation by the goldsmith César Filipe Gomes, followed by the legacy of the collector João Wetzler and various acquisitions which, as a whole, form a journey through the evolution of the Decorative Arts.

The 19th century brought with it the fascination of Romanticism, shown by the new design of the gardened spaces, the construction of the flower beds, the cobbled stone paths, the stone fountains, as well as the localisation of the casinhas de prazer (summer houses), melancholic spaces, well in keeping with the spirit of the age.