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Museu Vida de Cristo | |
 Facade of the Life of Christ Museum in Fátima | |
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| Established | 13 April 2007 |
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| Location | Cova da Iria, Fátima, Portugal |
| Website | www.museuvidadecristo.pt |
The Life of Christ Museum (Portuguese: Museu Vida de Cristo) is a wax museum located in the city of Fátima, Portugal.[1]
Located in Cova da Iria, near to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima, it is a themed museum about the life of Jesus Christ, considered unique in the world.
History
Opened on 13 April 2007, the Life of Christ Museum is a museum complex where the life of Jesus is portrayed, from the Annunciation of the Angel to Mary to the Ascension of Jesus to Heaven, in a total of 33 scenes, through life-size wax figures dressed in clothes made with fabrics manufactured in the Sertã area on manual looms by Portuguese artisan women. The project involved an investment of 12 million euros.[2]
In August 2017 it was announced that the museum would close and be liquidated, after its main creditors rejected an insolvency plan in a last attempt to keep the museum in operation. The museum had a debt of around six million euros, with the biggest creditor being Caixa Geral de Depósitos, which voted in favor of its liquidation. The insolvency sentence of the Life of Christ Museum would be handed down. Subsequently, meeting in an assembly, the creditors ordered the closure of the museum's activities.[3]
In 2021, the Life of Christ Museum was sold for a total of 1.1 million euros with the property being acquired by Renowned Champion, a real estate company based in Lisbon. According to the acquiring company, the Life of Christ Museum was considered the third best wax museum in the world by Tony Julius, director of the London company that manufactured the wax figures and former collaborator of the Madame Tussauds Museum.[4][5][6]
The Life of Christ Museum reopened to the public on March 15, 2024.[7][8][9][10][11][12]
Characteristics
With an area of 4,400m2, the Life of Christ Museum has 210 wax figures, distributed in 33 scenes. With modern architecture, in light colors, the exterior is clad in granite and copper. Internally, it is divided into floors with great light and ample circulation spaces:
- two floors to narrate the life of Christ;
- two floors as a complement to the commercial area;
- two floors for parking light vehicles.
The Life of Christ Museum has a shopping arcade with 16 stores, five storage rooms and a car park in the basement with around a hundred parking spaces.
The Museum scenes
The following photographic gallery presents the 33 scenes from the life of Jesus represented in wax sculptures at the Life of Christ Museum:
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Scene 3: The annunciation to Saint Joseph -
Scene 4: The nativity of Jesus -
Scene 5: Presentation of the Child Jesus at the Temple in Jerusalem -
Scene 6: The visit of the Three Magi to the Christ Child -
Scene 7: The flight into Egypt -
Scene 8: Jesus' childhood in Nazareth -
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Scene 11: The temptation of Christ in the Judaean Desert -
Scene 12: The transformation of water into wine at the Wedding at Cana -
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Scene 14: Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well -
Scene 15: Sermon on the Mount -
Scene 16: Jesus walking on water of the Sea of Galilee -
Scene 17: Multiplication of the loaves and fishes -
Scene 18: Mary Magdalene, the repentant sinner -
Scene 19: Jesus and the woman taken in adultery -
Scene 20: Jesus healing the man blind from birth -
Scene 21: The raising of Lazarus -
Scene 22: Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem -
Scene 23: Jesus washing the feet of the disciples -
Scene 24: Last Supper of Christ -
Scene 25: The agony of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives -
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Scene 27: The flagellation of Christ -
Scene 28: Jesus carrying the Cross on the way to Calvary -
Scene 29: The crucifixion of Jesus -
Scene 30: Descent from the Cross -
Scene 31: The resurrection of Jesus -
Scene 32: Jesus appears to His disciples -
Scene 33: Jesus' ascension to Heaven
See also
References
- ^ "Official museum website". Museu Vida de Cristo. 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Falida Vida de Cristo à venda a preço de saldo após enterrar 3,7 milhões da CGD". Jornal de Negócios. 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Salvação do Museu da Vida de Cristo nas mãos de associação religiosa". Jornal de Negócios. 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Museu Vida de Cristo: Museu da Vida de Cristo em Fátima vendido por 1,1 ME quatro anos depois da insolvência". Antena Livre. 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Fátima. Museu da Vida de Cristo vendido por 1,1 milhões de euros quatro anos depois da insolvência". Observador. 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Museu da Vida de Cristo vendido por 1,1 milhões de euros". Jornal de Leiria. 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Já há data para a reabertura do Museu da Vida de Cristo, em Fátima". NiT. 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Museu da Vida de Cristo reabre a 15 de Março, sete anos após o encerramento". Jornal de Leiria. 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Museu da Vida de Cristo em Fátima ressuscita após insolvência". O Mirante. 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Museu da Vida de Cristo em Fátima reabre no dia 15 de março". Região de Leiria. 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Museu da Vida de Cristo já pode ser visitado a partir de amanhã em Fátima". Diário de Coimbra. 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Museu Vida de Cristo reabre após sete anos de encerramento". Fátima Missionária. 15 March 2024.
External links
- Life of Christ Museum – Official website
