The Biscainhos Museum opened to the public in 1978. It is housed in a remarkable complex that integrates the Biscainhos Palace and the gardens, built and expanded throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries – making it a significant testimony of the Baroque – and with improvements from the first half of the nineteenth century, allowing a continuous and synthesizing view of the culture of this entire period. In 1949, the building and its gardens were classified Public Interest Building.

Its museological project mirrors the private world of a manor house, providing a path contextualized by the tastes, traditions, emotions, art, thought and life of Portuguese society of the period under analysis.

The permanent exhibition of the Biscainhos Museum was established from donations and legacies by some benefactors from the city of Braga, among others, and continuously enriched by donations from individuals and public bodies.

The current collections include decorative arts, including furniture, Portuguese, European and Chinese ceramics, Portuguese and European glassware, textiles, jewellery, metal and weapons.

The collection also includes Portuguese and European paintings, sculpture, drawing, engraving, means of transportation and ethnography.

Promoting knowledge of this heritage, mediating information among several audiences, and promoting cultural and identity activities is the main mission of the Biscainhos Museum.

Shop/Bookstore, Garden Library (Summer), Historic Gardens, Documentation Center/Library, Auditorium, Educational Service.