Museums of North Goa a day trip

Museums of North Goa a day trip

Goa has a strange and novel cultural heritage which has been well preserved in its many museums. In this tour, we go museum hopping to discover and appreciate the vivid culture and rich history of North Goa. This tour takes us to Museum of Goa, Houses of Goa, Museum of Christan Art and the Museum of Archeological Survey of India. This is a fully guided tour and we will take care of pickup, drop, transport, entrance charges as well as lunch.

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Stop At: Museum of Goa, Plot #79, Pilerne Industrial Estate, Saligao, Bardez 403511 India

The Museum of Goa is an endeavor to bring Art to the masses. It brings together artists, curators, collectors, art enthusiasts, educators, students and audiences from all walks of life. We will get to see paintings, sculptures, installations and various types of interactive art created by artists from all over the world. We will also visit a mini-auditorium that screens video art.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Houses of Goa Museum, Opp. Nisha's Play School, Torda Salvador do Mundo, Porvorim India

Houses of Goa is a unique museum by reputed architect Gerard da Cunha and our next halt in the Goa Museum tour. It encapsulates the amalgamation of eastern and western architectural styles.This museum showcases the houses which were the prime expression of the Goan identity. The Museum is built on a traffic island and is in the shape of a triangle and resembles a ship!

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Museum of Christian Art, Annexe, Convent of Santa Monica, Goa Velha 403402 India

Our Goa Museum Tour takes us next to the Museum of Christian Art is the only one of its kind in Asia. A guided tour here brings alive the richness of Indo-Portuguese Christian Art from Goa. Every object displayed in the museum reflects the immense wealth of the Churches of Goa. An interesting aspect of the collection is that many were made by local Hindu artists! During the Portuguese times, the demand for the religious artwork was extremely high and the exhibits could not be shipped from Portugal. To make up for the demand, Hindu artists were contracted to complete the religious artworks.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Archeological museum GoaEDC complex Goa, Goa Velha, Goa 403108, India

Built in 1964, the ASI Museum is housed in the convent portion of the church of St. Francis of Assisi. The collection of exhibits range from prehistoric and early historic period to the late mediaeval period. Our special guide will bring alive the significance of the collection including the display of the portrait paintings of governors and viceroys, wooden sculptures, pillars, capitals, postal stamps and other objects from the Portuguese period in Goa.

Duration: 45 minutes