{"id":17494,"date":"2025-11-13T16:40:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T16:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eventsmadeira.com\/event\/christmas-at-the-museums\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T09:45:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T09:45:11","slug":"christmas-at-the-museums","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/eventsmadeira.com\/en\/event\/christmas-at-the-museums\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas at the Museums"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In Madeira\u2019s museums, you can admire magnificent examples of paintings and portable altarpieces of Flemish origin, nativity boxes, collections of polychrome clay figures and Baby Jesus statues, staircase nativity scenes &#8220;Pres\u00e9pio de escadinha&#8221;, and recreations of traditional nativity scenes.<br><br>Visitors can enjoy themed itineraries showcasing the local \u201clapinhas\u201d, at the <strong>Frederico de Freitas House Museum<\/strong> in Funchal, featuring the exhibition <strong>\u201cChristmas at Casa da Cal\u00e7ada\u201d<\/strong>, and at the <strong>Madeira Ethnographic Museum<\/strong> in Ribeira Brava, which presents the <strong>\u201cLapinha do Caseiro\u201d<\/strong>, one of the island\u2019s most iconic nativity scenes.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>MUDAS \u2013 Museum of Contemporary Art of Madeira<\/strong> (Calheta)<br>\u2013 Thematic visit <strong>\u201cAdvent of a Collection\u201d<\/strong> &#8211; December,9th <br>\u2013 Creative workshop <strong>\u201cMobile and Stabile\u201d<\/strong> &#8211; December,13th<br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Frederico de Freitas House Museum<\/strong> (Funchal)<br>\u2013 Exhibition <strong>\u201cChristmas at Casa da Cal\u00e7ada\u201d<\/strong> &#8211; From December,10th<br>\u2013 <strong>Workshop for children<\/strong> &#8211; December,10th<br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Universe of Memories \u2013 Jo\u00e3o Carlos Abreu<\/strong> (Funchal)<br> From December,12th<br>\u2013 Exhibition <strong>\u201cNeapolitans on the Island <\/strong><br>\u2013 Exhibition &#8220;<strong>Sacred and Profane Universe\u201d<\/strong> <br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Quinta das Cruzes Museum<\/strong> (Funchal)<br> \u2013 Exhibition <strong>\u201cChristmas at the Quinta das Cruzes Museum\u201d<\/strong> &#8211; From December,13th <br> \u2013 Workshop for families &#8211; December,13th<br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Madeira Ethnographic Museum<\/strong> (Ribeira Brava)<br>\u2013 Christmas workshop <strong>\u201cLemon Biscuits\u201d<\/strong> &#8211; November,22nd<br><br> From December,16th<br>\u2013 Exhibition <strong>\u201cLapinha do Caseiro\u201d<\/strong> <br>\u2013 Exhibition <strong>\u201cSustainable Nativity Scenes\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Discover traditional nativity scenes, unique works of art, and creative workshops for the whole family!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>+info: <a href=\"https:\/\/cultura.madeira.gov.pt\/in%C3%ADcio\/a-saber\/agenda-cultural.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Official Website<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Madeira\u2019s museums, you can admire magnificent examples of paintings and portable altarpieces of Flemish origin, nativity boxes, collections of polychrome clay figures and Baby Jesus statues, staircase nativity scenes &#8220;Pres\u00e9pio de escadinha&#8221;, and recreations of traditional nativity scenes. 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