Installed in Casa Maria José Alçada, a 1921 building designed by Raúl Lino, this Museum has the collaboration of the Bishop of the Diocese, D. Manuel da Rocha Felício, and the parish priests of the churches in the municipality, which allowed the gathering of the pieces that now constitute the collection of this museum space.

In an exhibition area of ​​850 m2, the museological heritage is divided into two buildings, whose route is based on the 7 sacraments proposed by the Catholic Church – baptism, confirmation, marriage, order, penance, eucharist and anointing of the sick.

From the collection of more than 600 pieces, the collections of painting, sculpture, jewelery, vestments and rock figures stand out.

Spanning a period from the 12th to the 20th century, the current collection consists of sacred images, altarpieces, reliquaries, altars, crucifixes, rare books and documents, jewelery, furniture, canvases, religious objects and liturgical vestments.

One of the relevant aspects is the large dimensions of certain pieces, which are uncommon in European museums, and which are distinguished as icons of the Museum of Sacred Art. As an example, on the central staircase there is a sculpture of the crucified Christ, from the 18th century, in polychrome wood, 2.20m x 1.85m.

In addition to the permanent exhibition rooms, the Museu de Arte Sacra da Covilhã has a temporary exhibition room, an interior garden and a store for sale to the public. It is worth noting, for its curiosity, the existence of a chapel within the Museum area, which recreates the religious environment common to this type of structures.

An olive tree, planted symbolically at the entrance to the space, marks the beginning of the route of the Museum of Sacred Art in Covilhã.