Museu de Arte Sacra do Funchal

In the former Bishop's Palace, founded in 1594 by D. Luís Figueiredo de Lemos, one of the capital's oldest museums shows art from the 15th to the 19th century: painting, sculpture, goldsmithing and gold-embroidered vestments, in two great groups, Portuguese and Flemish art — with Flemish canvases of a size rare in European museums, bought in the sugar era. Among the major pieces: the Água de Pena processional cross (15th century), a 16th-century Antwerp tray and chalice, and the cross given by King Manuel I to the cathedral. On the balcony, an 18th-century tile panel on Faith, Hope and Charity. Guided tours available