Museum of Sacred Art and Crypt

Coordinates: 22°12′11.8″N 113°33′17.6″E / 22.203278°N 113.554889°E / 22.203278; 113.554889

Museum of Sacred Art and Crypt
天主教藝術博物館與墓室
Museu de Arte Sacra e Cripta
General information
Type Museum
Location Santo António, Macau, China
Opening 23 October 1996

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]

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

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References

  1. ↑ "Macao Museum: About".
  2. ↑ "Macao Government Tourism Office".
  3. ↑ "Museum of Sacred Art and Crypt".
  4. ↑ Lonely Planet (16 February 2016). "Museum of Sacred Art & Crypt". Lonely Planet.
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