The Museum of Christian Art is located in the Convent of Santa Monica, Old Goa, in the vicinity of World Heritage Monuments. It has artefacts and objects d’art spanning hundreds of years, dating from the Portuguese times to the present era. The museum gallery is spread over 500 sq. Mts. The ground floor of the museum has an area of 350 sq. mts. It also has an upper floor gallery with an area of 150 sq. mts. The museum building is owned by Archdiocese of Goa.

About the collection: The museum houses some of the best specimens of Goa´s distinctive and exquisitely crafted church art. In the early days of Portuguese colonization, most statues to be installed in churches were brought by ship from Portugal. These were supplemented by images, furnishings and decorations crafted by local Hindu artisans who were roped in to keep up with the demand as church building activity of the Portuguese accelerated. The 151-odd original exhibits of ecclesiastical art on display – It houses spectacular examples of Christian art in Goa from the 17th to early 20th centuries – richly embroidered liturgical garments/robes and vestments, sacred ornaments, Episcopal insignia and emblems, crucifixes, paintings, sculpture, church furniture, secular items and other material objects. The different exhibits are made from wood, stone, ivory, gold, silver, and textiles. Besides, for the art lover, they offer a unique and rare window on the Hindu influence on Christian art.