Universo de Memórias João Carlos Abreu

A very unusual museum - all collected by one person. The collection is huge, varied, whimsical and, at times, mind-blowing. The house itself is quite unique with the interesting history in itself. A few notes - you can't wander around by yourself, the guided tours are every hour on the hour. No photography was allowed. It was only two of us on the tour and we were not rushed, so it was fine. The cafe is under refurbishment, but the little garden is very nice. We will come back!

A beautiful museum of collections of various objects of the then owner. We were on a guided tour on a weekday, it takes place every full hour with a guide and lasts about 30 minutes. we didn't know about tours so we waited over 30 minutes. For my taste, it's a bit fast to see everything in peace. You can just take photos, no videos. The building has three floors and you can also go and see the balcony. The entrance fee is very low. If you have time, be sure to stop by.

We visited here today, what a gem. Really eclectic collection from a lifetime of travel doing interesting things. Lovely member of staff showed us around, very knowledgeable.

This is a must visit place. It's a walking history house with a fantastic set of collections. The tour guide a very knowledgeable lady just brought the whole place to life.

Best value for money in funchal. Great eclectic collection, beautifully displayed, shown around by knowledged guide. Life story of wonderful man who is still continues to doing public service.

We've tried to go here twice only to find it closed (as well as a lot of other people showing up only to discover this). Their hours don't seem to follow any pattern related to what's posted on here. We enjoyed walking through the garden and having a cup of coffee at the Cafe on site which was open, but it was discouraging to not be able to go inside both times when it said it was open online.

This is a fascinating place, hosting items collected over the years by João Carlos Abreu, who used to be Madeira's minister of culture. The house is crammed full of objects and paintings. The display changes throughout the year; when we went, several nativity scenes features. The guide explained some highlights and we asked about others. We spent over an hour on the tour and could easily come back for more. As reviewers have noted, access is only by the tours, which start on the hour.

Lovely museum with a pretty little garden! Great value money! Recommend to ring for the tour hours before going.