The National Museum Machado de Castro opened the public in October 1913 and was elevated to the category of National Museum in 1965. After a recent reclassification is possible to know the Roman cryptoporticus Aeminium.
The set of its buildings in 1910 was classified as National Monument. The former Bishop's Palace is on the forum of the cryptoporticus Aeminium, dating from the I century DC, is the most significant Roman building preserved in the national territory.
The artistic heritage of the National Museum Machado de Castro is composed of several collections that testify to the wealth of the Church and the importance of royal patronage, to which were attached the most significant works of religious art and tools of the acquis. His estate was further enriched with several other acquisitions, bequests and donations made by individuals.
It is a monochrome or polychrome sculpture in stone and wood, through numerous works illustrating primary work of the best Flemish workshops, and also the evolution of Portuguese schools throughout the Middle Ages until the end of the eighteenth century. However, the nuclei of jewelery, painting, ceramics and textiles are necessary with equal importance and representativeness for the art overview of imported and domestic production. Featured even for archaeological collections and art that relate to the east.
The Museum has been, recently, the upgrading and expansion of space and architectural museum, a project written by architect Gonçalo Byrne, who can now hear the cryptoporticus one of the most remarkable works of Roman architecture in Portugal.

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