Casa das Histórias Paula Rego
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| Established | 2009 |
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| Location | Cascais, Portugal |
| Coordinates | 38°41′25″N 9°25′17″W / 38.69036°N 9.42133°W |
| Website | casadashistoriaspaularego.com |
The Casa das Histórias Paula Rego ("House of Stories Paula Rego") is a museum in Cascais, Lisbon District, on the Portuguese Riviera, designed by the architect Eduardo Souto de Moura to house some of the works of the artist Paula Rego (1935 – 2022).
On the site of the disused tennis courts of the former Sporting Club of Cascais, the building designed by Souto De Moura, who was personally chosen by Paula Rego, uses the region's historical architecture, particularly the nearby Palace of Sintra, in a contemporary way. It was designed to be fully in keeping with her wishes, having indicated that it should be “fun, lively and also a bit mischievous”.[1] Its two pyramid-shaped towers and the red-coloured concrete are very distinctive and the previously existing mature trees of the park have been incorporated as elements in the design. The building consists of four wings, of different heights and sizes, subdivided into connecting rooms that are laid out around a central room designed to house temporary exhibitions. It has 750 m2 of exhibition space, together with a 200-seat auditorium, shop and café.[2] The museum has been described as “that rare project which has brought together an enlightened client, a brilliant architect and powerful subject matter”.[3][4]
