Guimaraes, which is located in the North of Portugal, was the first capital of Portugal. The town is known for its well-preserved historic centre with many architectural delights. Historic centre of Guimarães included in the UNESCO world heritage List.

Archaeological Museum the Martin Sarmiento is located on the territory of the monastery of Saint Dominic of the XIV century, built in Gothic style, and is considered one of the most interesting places in Guimarães. It is noteworthy that in the Museum we can plunge into the atmosphere of pre-Roman culture in Portugal.

The Museum itself was founded in 1881 and opened in 1885. The Museum is named in honor of archaeologist Martin Sarmiento who was involved in the study of iron age sites. In the late nineteenth century, Martin Sarmiento excavated Celtic settlement of Titania di Briteiros, where they found some very interesting items that can be seen in the Museum: the jewelry of that time, fragments of weapons, warriors Luisitania,. In 1897 among the exhibits appeared Pedra Formosa – an archaeological monument of culture Castro, whose name means "beautiful stone". These are two stone slabs from the tomb, on which are engraved decorative elements and symbols.

Also in the Museum numismatic and ethnographic collections, objects of prehistoric and protohistorical eras in Portugal.

It is worth noting that the Museum replenished all the time, as archaeological excavations around the city don't stop.