Established in 1928 to house the artworks and other holdings of the former Collegiate Church of Our Lady of Oliveira and other churches and monasteries in Guimarães, Museo Alberto Sampaio is located in the heart of the old historic center of the city on the site where Countess Mumadona commissioned a monastery in the 10th century. The museum contains collections of great interest, and of particular note is the exhibition of statues dating from the 13th to the 18th centuries made of limestone and wood.