Opening of the Art Nouveau Museum in Aveiro, Portugal

The restoration work of the Residence Major Pessoa in Aveiro has just come to an end. Built in 1909, the Casa Major Pessoa is one of the most remarkable Art Nouveau buildings in the city of Aveiro, a town that is especially well known in Portugal for its representative of this artistic style. This house was private property until recent years and when it became vacant its decay process began, favored by enclosure and lack of maintenance. Lately bought by the City, the building is now entirely restored and converted in an Art Nouveau Museum.