FREDERICO DE FREITAS HOUSE MUSEUM

EMBROIDERY AND HANDICRAFTS MUSEUM

RELIGIOUS ART MUSEUM

CR7 MUSEUM - Cristiano Ronaldo

TOY MUSEUM

ELECTRICITY MUSEUM

HENRIQUE AND FRANCISCO FRANCO MUSEUM

The Henrique and Francisco Franco Museum is dedicated to the study, conservation, presentation and diffusion of the work of the brothers Henrique and Francisco Franco. It houses an extensive collection of the works from Henrique Franco (painter, 1883 - 1961) oil paintings, drawings, engravings and small frescoes, and from Francisco Franco (sculptor, 1885 -1955) sculptures, drawings and engravings.

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM (BOTANICAL GARDEN)

Located in the Madeira Botanical Garden, the museum has a valuable collection representative of the rich natural heritage.
In 1874, the Catholic priest and naturalist Ernest Schmitz settled in Madeira. As a naturalist, and although his specialty was Zoology and Ornithology, Schmitz also became interested in insects, land and sea molluscs, fish, corals and algae of this archipelago. 

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

Rua da Mouraria 31, Funchal
Tel: 291 229 761
Opening hours: Tuesday - Friday: 10am - 6pm; Saturday, Sunday, Public Holidays: noon - 6pm
Closed: Monday and Public Holidays ( January, 1st, Shrove Tuesday, Sunday Easter, Labour day May 1st, August 21st, December 25th -26th)
Price: €2,60; Pensioners and children ages 11 to 17 - €1,31; Children under 10 years-old - Free admission 

Funchal’s Municipal Museum of Natural History is the oldest museum in the archipelago of Madeira. It is located in São Pedro Palace, in Funchal, and is one of the most significant works of Portuguese civil architecture of the mid-eighteenth century, built by order of the Carvalhal family.
The Natural History Museum of Funchal, its Scientific Library and the Municipal Aquarium are in this building. The Aromatic and Medicinal Plants Garden is also a part of this building. 

MADEIRA WINE MUSEUM

Adegas de S. Francisco, Avenida Arriaga 28, Funchal
Tel: 291 740 100
Opening hours: Monday - Friday: 10am - 6.30pm ; Saturday: 10am - 1pm
Closed: Sunday and Public Holidays
Price: 45 minute tour: €9,50

The São Francisco Cellars, “The Old Blandy Wine Lodges” are located in a set of buildings which are the only remaining part of the former São Francisco Convent in Funchal, demolished in the 19th century.
The cellars are open to the public and in addition to the architectural curiosity there are tasting rooms, warehouses, a shop and an exhibition area. All together, the history of Madeira wine is told, from the production process in the vineyard until its transformation into Madeira wine in its many varieties, Sercial, Malvasia, Verdelho and Boal.

MADEIRA MILITARY MUSEUM

Palácio de São Lourenço, Avenida Zarco, Funchal
Tel: 291 204 902
Opening hours: Tuesday - Friday: 10am- noon -2pm - 5pm
Closed: Weekends, Monday and Public Holidays
Price: €2; Pensioners and youngsters: €1; Family ticket: €5 

QUINTA DAS CRUZES MUSEUM

Calçada do Pico 1, Funchal
Tel: 291 740 670
Opening hours: Tuesday - Sunday: 10am - 12.30pm - 2pm - 5.30pm
Closed: Monday and Public Holidays
Price: €3,00; Pensionsers: €1,50

Located at Funchal Bay the Quinta das Cruzes is one of the manor houses with significant historical tradition. It remained in the Câmara family until the mid-seventeenth century, passing on to the Lomelino family until the late 19th century.

SÃO LOURENÇO PALACE MUSEUM CENTRE

Avenida Zarco, Funchal
Tel: 291 202 530
Opening hours: Monday: 1pm: Tuesday and Wednesday: 10am; Thursday: 10am - 1pm; Friday: 3pm
Closed: Weekends and Public Holidays
Price: Free entrance

DESIGN CENTRE NINI ANDRADE

Estrada da Pontinha - Forte de Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Funchal
Tel: 291 648 780 or 936 534 276
Opening hours: Monday - Sunday :10h00 to 22h00 (24h00 on Friday and Saturday).
Price: Free Admission

With a fabulous view over Funchal, this museum features a permanent design exhibition, which is a part of the private collection of the prestigious international designer Nini Andrade Silva. There is also a store, bar-cafeteria and a restaurant.

RESTOCK ART GALLERY

Rua do Hospital Velho, nº 28 - 30, Armazém do Mercado, Loja 08, 9050-129, Funchal
Tel: 933 194 680
Opening hours: Monday - Friday - 11:00 - 17:00; Saturday - 11:00 - 14:00 Sunday and Holidays - Closed
Price: Free Admission

RESTOCK presents artists from around the world. There are featured artists who will exhibit along with artists from America, Australia, Europe and Southern Africa.

MONTE PALACE MUSEUM

Caminho do Monte 174, Funchal
Tel: 291 780 800
Opening hours: Monday - Sunday: 10: 00 - 16: 30
Closed: December, 25th
Price:  Paid

Located in the Monte Palace Tropical Garden, the museum houses two permanent collections, one of minerals and another of contemporary sculpture from Zimbabwe. 

MADEIRA PRESS MUSEUM

Avenida da Autonomia 3, Câmara de Lobos
Tel: 291 910 135
Opening hours: Monday - Friday: 10am - 5.30pm - Saturday: 10: 00- 14: 00
Closed: Sunday and Public Holidays
Price: Free entrance

One of the newest museums in the region brings together the interesting historical, typographic, lithographic and cinematographic heritage of Communication and the Press in Madeira.

MADEIRA ETHNOGRAPHIC MUSEUM

Rua de São Francisco 24, Ribeira Brava
Tel: 291 952 598
Opening hours: Tuesday - Friday: 9.30am - 5pm; Weekends: 10am - 12: 30pm - 1.30pm - 5.30pm
Closed: Monday and Public Holidays
Price: €3,00 Pensioners: €1,50 

Located in the village of Ribeira Brava, the museum displays various aspects of the life and culture of Madeira.

MUDAS - CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM

Calheta
Tel: 291 820 900
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday: 10am - 5pm
Closed: Monday and Public Holidays
Price: €4

Located in Calheta Municipality in the west of Madeira, just over 30 minutes from Funchal, its collection has over 400 pieces, spanning from the 60’s to the present day. There is a special MUDAS bus service, which runs from Funchal to the museum at 10am, returning at 1pm, Tuesday to Sunday (except Bank holidays). The bus runs from Praça do Mar, Avenida Do Infante and Estrada Monumental and cost €10 return, including admission to the museum.

PONTA DO PARGO LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM

Ponta da Vigia, 9385 Ponta do Pargo
Tel: 291 882 125
Opening hours: Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 12.30pm - 2pm - 4.30pm
Closed: Weekends and Public Holidays
Price: Free entrance

The Ponta do Pargo lighthouse stands 300 metres above sea level, at Ponta da Vigia, the western most point on Madeira Island. Built in 1922, in 1999, it was considered a local heritage site and since 2001 it has a small museum where several pieces relating to Madeira lighthouses are exhibited, from photographs to documents, concentrating these important monuments in the history of the island. 

LIME ROUTE MUSEUM CENTRE

Sítio da Achada do Furtado do Barrinho, Lameiros, São Vicente
Tel: 291 842 018
Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday: 10am - 2pm
Closed: Sunday, Monday and Public Holidays
Price: €4; Students and pensioners: €2.50

Two quarries of limestone, a lime kiln, buildings to support production and a set of fossils more than five million years old make up this museum centre.
The Lime Route Museum Centre comprises a pedestrian route that takes about 30 minutes, from the limestone quarries to the Museum. This was the route taken by lime kiln workers many years ago when they transported firewood, lime and water to the lime kiln.

VINE AND WINE MUSEUM

Sítio da Lagoa, Arco de São Jorge
Tel: 291 578 106
Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday: 2pm - 6pm
Closed: Sunday, Monday and Public Holidays
Price: €2 - inc tour & wine tasting.

Made up of a restored ancient wine cellar, the museum displays tools used over the time in the region’s wine production.The Vine and Wine Museum is located at the Experimental Viticulture Station in Arco de São Jorge, Santana.  

MADEIRA THEME PARK

Fonte da Pedra, Santana
Tel: 291 570 410
Opening hours: Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 7pm
Price: €10; Senior/pensioner ticket(over 65years-old): €8 Junior ticket (5-14 years-old): €8; Group ticket(minimum of 5 persons): €8 pp  

The Madeira Theme Park, located in the city of Santana, is a fantastic exhibition centre dedicated to the history, science and tradition of the Madeira Islands. It occupies an area of 145,000 m2 and should not be missed by visitors; it is the only one of its kind in Portugal.
The Park’s main attractions are the four multimedia pavilions; “Discovery of the Islands”, “Future of the Earth”, “Fantastic Voyage in Madeira” and “A World of Islands, The Islands of the World”. A replica of the Monte train, traditional oxcarts and nets, a traditional Santana house, a windmill, a maze and a lake are some of the Park’s attractions.

WHALE MUSEUM

Rua Garcia Moniz, nº1, Caniçal,
Tel: 291 961 858
Opening hours: Tuesday - Sunday: 10.30 am - 6pm
Closed: Monday and Public Holidays ( January, 1st, Sunday Easter, December 24th, 25th and 26th)
Price: Adults €10; Children €5; under 6 free; OAP €8.50

The Whale Museum is located in Caniçal and bears witness to the entire history of whaling and the activities associated with it. It is one of the most innovative museums of its kind internationally.

SOLAR DO RIBEIRINHO MUSEUM CENTRE

Rua do Ribeirinho 15, Machico
Tel: 291 964 118
Opening hours: Monday - Friday: 9am- 5.00;
Closed: Sunday, Monday and Public Holidays
Price: Free admission

The Machico Museum Centre is a building dating from the 17th century, where a cultural institution was founded after the restoration of “Solar do Ribeirinho” Manor House. This interactive museum shows stories and characters from the 500 year history of Machico and contains various historical objects.

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS HOUSE MUSEUM 

Travessa da Sacristia 2 e 4, Porto Santo
Tel: 291 983 405
Opening hours:  Tuesday - Saturday: 10am - 12.30pm - 2pm - 5.30pm; Sunday 10am - 1pm
Closed: Monday and Public Holidays
Price: €2 Senior Citizens €1

The Christopher Columbus House Museum, in Porto Santo, is housed in a collection of buildings, modernised in the 18th and 19th centuries. Christopher Columbus lived here during his stay in Porto Santo, after his marriage to Filipa Moniz, daughter of the first Captain-donee of Porto Santo, Bartolomeu Perestrelo. Housed over three floors, the museum contains portraits, maps of the great voyages and pieces of an 18th centrury shipwreck.

MADEIRA OPTICS MUSEUM

Rua das Pretas, 51, Funchal
Tel: 291220694
Weekdays: 10:00-13:00, 15:00-19:00
Saturdays: 10:00-13:00
Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays
Adults: €5.00; Children €3.00; under 9 free

Opened on September 7, 2017, a private optical device collection was first presented to the public in Madeira Island and since then dozens of new objects were added to the collection, totalling over more than 2000 objects on permanent display.
Currently, the museum features a two floor exhibition, cafe area, interior garden area and a small free access antique shop at the building entrance.

Sugar Museum

Praça Colombo nº 5, Funchal
Tel: 291 236 910
Opening hours: Monday - Friday: 9am- 5.30;
Closed: Sunday, Monday and Public Holidays
Price: €6

The Museum “A Cidade do Açúcar” (The City of Sugar), was established by the City Hall of Funchal and opened to the public on October 12th 1996. It is located at Columbus Square, between the streets “Rua do Sabão” and “Rua João Esmeraldo”, in the city’s historic center.
It is dedicated to the island’s sugar industry between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries, in a period known as the “white gold cycle”, one of the greatest and most notorious times of the history and culture of Madeira Island.
The museum’s collection gathers archaeological finds from the excavations carried out at the Columbus Square in 1989, where the old houses of the Flemish merchant João Esmeraldo once existed, having been demolished in 1876.
Special reference to the sculpture, jewelry and furniture collections, an heritage that reflects the economic power offered by the sugar cycle. 

Madeira Story Centre

Rua Dom Carlos I, 27-29, 9060-051 Funchal
Tel: 291 000 770/ 291 639 081
Opening hours: Mon - Sun 9am - 7pm
Price: €5; Children €3

This historical interpretation centre, located in the Old Town of Funchal, presents 14 million years of Madeira’s History in a playful and interactive way.
The Madeira Story Center opened to the public in 2005. It’s a modern museum that narrates the history and culture of Madeira Island in a fun and interactive way.
Carefully designed to provide a unique and fascinating experience, history is told using the 5 senses of the visitor, which certainly captures the attention of children and adults alike. It is the ideal place to start your visit to Madeira Island, as it provides an overview of the history and culture of the Archipelago.
The exhibition space is organised in chronological order, with the following topics: The Volcanic Origins, Legends of Discovery, Discovery of Madeira, Turmoil and Trade, Strategic Island, Madeira Development, After Navigation and Exploring Madeira.

MADEIRA PHOTOGRAPHY MUSEUM - ATELIER VICENTE´S

Rua da Carreira, 43 - 1º, 9000-904
Tel: 291 145 323
Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday: 10am - 17.00pm
Closed : Sunday and Monday
Price : Paid 

Housed in a beautiful old building in the centre of Funchal, this museum brings together a vast collection of sets, cameras and a photographic archive of about 800 thousand negatives.
Established in 1848 by Vicente Gomes da Silva this studio was transformed later into a museum. 
The museum holds a collection of approximately 400 thousand photographic negatives, dated between 1870 and 1978.

3D FUN ART Museum

Rua do Surdo 24   9000-223 Funchal    
Tel: 00351  291 224 745    
OPEN EVERYDAY  from 10am - 6pm
Price: Adult  9€; Child (5-12 years)  7€; Family (2 Adults + 1 Child)  23€; Extra Child  5€ 

3D FUN ART MUSEUM, a space for everyone where you can not only become part of 3D art but also trick your brain with a world of optical illusions! Visit us! It is sure to be an amazing experience that will allow you to create memorable photographs!