Museum of São Roque - Itinerary

Guide to the Museum of São Roque of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, located in the space of the former Casa Professa of the Society of Jesus in Lisbon, a building adjacent to the Church of São Roque. This guide is structured in line with the museum's exhibition route, following the presentation of the different thematic cores of the museum, leading the reader through the permanent exhibition and showcasing the most representative pieces of its collection. The collection of the Museum of São Roque, primarily composed of works of goldsmithing, vestments, sculpture, painting, and reliquaries, along with the exceptional collection from the Chapel of São João Baptista, constitutes a unique testimony to the History of Art in Portugal and Europe. Aiming to support the visitor and better serve the community, this guide introduces the cores of the Chapel of São Roque, Society of Jesus, Oriental Art, Chapel of São João Baptista, and Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, in addition to providing a brief summary of the genesis and evolution of the Museum of São Roque, a museum space that houses a heritage of great artistic, historical, and social value resulting from donations, inheritances, and acquisitions over more than 500 years of existence of the secular institution.

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Authors: António Filipe Pimentel; António Meira Marques Henriques; Helena Alexandra Soares Mantas; Magda Tassinari; Maria do Carmo Lino; Maria Filomena Brito; Teresa Freitas Morna; Teresa Leonor Vale; Teresa Freitas Morna (coord.)

Year of publication: 2008 (2nd edition)
Publisher: SCML, Museum of São Roque
ISBN: 9789728761325 (PT), 9789728761332 (ENG)