The Museu de José Malhoa (José Malhoa Museum), Caldas da Rainha, is a regional museum in the Portuguese Estremadura province, that hosts the finest collection of the Portuguese naturalist painter José Malhoa. The museum building, the first purpose-built museum in Portugal, was constructed in 1940 and enlarged in 1950 and 1957.Museu de José Malhoa from the Instituto Português de Museus The museum's collection includes paintings, sculptures, medals, drawings and ceramics from the 19th and 20th centuries.

Localization The museum is located in the city of Caldas da Rainha, Leiria, Portugal, in the middle of the .

See also List of single-artist museums

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José Malhoa Museum at Direção Geral de Cultura do Centro Museu José Malhoa at patrimoniocultural.pt Museu José Malhoa