Consolata Museum of Sacred Art and Ethnology

The Consolata Museum is a place best explored at a leisurely pace, enabling you to truly appreciate its diverse rooms and the deeply meaningful works of art it holds. Maintained by the Institute of the Missionaries of Consolata, the Museum houses an impressive collection. One of the highlights is the beautiful sculpture of the Pietà by José Ferreira Thedim, the same artist who created the statue of Our Lady of Fátima displayed at the Chapel of the Apparitions.

Brief History

Opened to the public in 1991, the museum houses an extensive collection of Portuguese sacred art and ethnographic artifacts from various countries around the world.

It also features a chapel, a temporary exhibition room, a conference center, and an auditorium with a seating capacity of 210 people.

Museum Collection

A delightful surprise awaits as you enter the Consolata Museum.
The collection is divided into five rooms:

Nativity Room
A collection of nativity scenes and images depicting the childhood of Jesus, made from wood, terracotta, ivory, and tin. The oldest pieces date back to the 16th century and are predominantly Portuguese and Indo-Portuguese.

Passion Room
A collection of figures related to the Passion and death of Christ, as well as crucifixes from the 14th to the 20th century. These pieces are of Portuguese, Indo-Portuguese, and Sino-Portuguese origin.

Resurrection and Mission Room

This room features a rich collection of artwork, texts, maps, and photographic reproductions from across the world, illustrating the journey of the Gospel from the Pentecost event in Jerusalem, following Jesus’ resurrection, all the way to the present day.

Ethnology Room

A rare collection of ethnographic objects from the daily lives of the people with whom the missionaries have had contact. The most significant pieces come from regions such as the Amazon, Kenya, Zaire, Angola, Guinea, Mozambique, and the Far East. Part of the collection was donated by the Missionaries of the Good News.

Sala dos Pastorinhos

Inaugurated in 2000, this room displays the relic of Blessed Francisco Marto (his cap), which was given to the Missionaries of Consolata by his father in 1956. In addition to other personal items from the donor, the room also houses the stone from Francisco and Jacinta Marto’s grave, collected by Mr. Marto during the exhumation and transfer of the two siblings from the Fátima cemetery to the Basilica.