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Antonio Cachola

Antonio Cachola collects Portuguese contemporary art, limited to artists who began exhibiting from 1980 onward, in a collection of about 850 works. It forms the basis of the Museu de Arte Contemporanea de Elvas, which opened in 2007 in a former hospital. His first purchase was a work by Fernando Calhau.

Artists named in the collection

Joana Vasconcelos, Julião Sarmento, Fernanda Fragateiro, Pedro Calapez, Jose Pedro Croft, Augusto Alves da Silva, Fernando Calhau, Vhils, Pedro Cabrita Reis, Rui Chafes, Jorge Molder

On record

  • Joana Vasconcelos's chandelier The Bride is among the collection's best known works.
  • The Elvas municipality owns the museum building.

Questions

What does Antonio Cachola collect?Antonio Cachola collects Portuguese contemporary art, limited to artists who began exhibiting from 1980 onward, in a collection of about 850 works. It forms the basis of the Museu de Arte Contemporanea de Elvas, which opened in 2007 in a former hospital. His first purchase was a work by Fernando Calhau.

Which artists are in the Antonio Cachola collection?Cited sources name works by Joana Vasconcelos, Julião Sarmento, Fernanda Fragateiro, Pedro Calapez, Jose Pedro Croft, Augusto Alves da Silva, Fernando Calhau, Vhils.

Can the public see the collection of Antonio Cachola?Yes. Works are shown at Museu de Arte Contemporanea de Elvas in Elvas, Portugal.

Sources

  1. No museu com Antonio Cachola, Observador
  2. Coleccao Antonio Cachola at Museu de Arte Contemporanea de Elvas, Portugal Confidential, 2014

Last verified 2026-10-31.