Core Pole
The Museum’s historical collections that originally come about along with the creation of the first public Nautical Class (1762) and Sketching and Drawing Class (1779), which have been in the origin of U.Porto, are located in its Core Pole, which sits precisely at the heart of Porto’s most touristic district.
Along the years, collections of geology, paleontology, zoology, ethnography and archaeology, botany and science have expanded in type, range and diversity, now standing as the result of two and a half centuries of acquisitions for the University’s faculties and departments, collection for the development of educational and research activities, and incorporation of donations/legacies offered by collectors and their families.
The Core Pole is currently undergoing a deep rehabilitation intervention, not only at an infrastructural level, but also involving the treatment and accommodation of its collections and the redefinition of its museographic discourse. While this process unfolds, it will host temporary exhibitions, that everyine is invited to discover.
The Core Pole of the MHNC-UP harbours the Ferreira da Silva Laboratory, an emblematic space in the history of chemistry in Portugal, renovated in accordance with the style it held in the 30s and 40s of the 20th century and perfectly functional. This is the first space in the Core Pole rehabilitated in the context of the MHNC-UP’s reconstruction project to open to the public. And it will be the stage for the most diverse and appealing educational and cultural activities.
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Praça Gomes Teixeira
4099-002 Porto
Portugal
