Museum of Ceramics

The Pottery Museum of Barcelos (Museu de Olaria) was created in 1963 after the donation of a valuable pottery collection by the ethnographer Joaquim Selles Paes de Vilas Boas. The collection was extended and finally opened in the present building in 1995. You can see all kinds of pottery created by Portuguese artisans and potters. The exhibition space is 2,000 square meters and 3 large rooms display more than 7,000 pieces. It also has meeting and educational rooms, an auditorium and cafeteria. Admission is € 2.20 and visiting hours are: Tuesday to Friday from 10 to 17:30 and weekends from 10 to