The Madeira Story Centre, located in Funchal Old Town, has opened to the public.
The site, the island’s first visitor centre, features exhibition spaces housed in a number of completely refurbished buildings, including the town’s old cinema.
Exhibits at the E6.4m (£4.5m. US$8.5m) centre are available in four languages – Portuguese, English, French and German – and include a storyline of João Gonçalves Zarco’s discovery of the Madeiran archipelago in 1418.
Designed by Funchal-based architects Gabinete Caires, the design scheme and fit-out management was handled by UK-based Haley Sharpe Design.
