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Alfândega Nova main entrance

The Museum of Transport and Communication (Portuguese: Museu dos Transportes e Comunicações) is a museum in Porto, northern Portugal, founded in 1992. The museum is located in the Alfandega Nova building (the New Customs House), dating from 1860, located beside the Douro River.[1]

The museum is focused on the history of transport and communication in Portugal and its collection comprises a diverse repertoire of cars, with a special focus on presidential vehicles.[2] It was nominated for the European Museum of the Year Award 2014.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Alfandega Transport and Communications Museum". porto-tourism.com. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. ^ "MTC - Museu dos Transportes e Comunicações - Bem-vindo".
  3. ^ MTC. "Prémio EMYA 2014". www.amtc.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-24.

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