Museu da Misericórdia do Porto

The Museu da Misericórdia do Porto, or MMIPO, is located on Rua das Flores, in Porto’s Historic Centre, in the building that served as the headquarters of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Porto from the mid-16th century until 2013. The institution, founded in 1499, is linked to a long history of assistance, charity and artistic heritage. The museum presents this memory through collections of painting, sculpture, sacred art and objects related to the work of the Misericórdia. The route includes the Igreja da Misericórdia, a 16th-century construction deeply transformed in the 18th century by Nicolau Nasoni, and the Galeria dos Benfeitores, marked by iron-and-glass architecture. Among the works on display, Fons Vitae stands out, an oil painting on oak panel, attributed to Colijn de Coter and dated to around 1515-1517. Between devotion, assistance and art, the museum makes visible a long-standing institutional memory in Porto.