Núcleo Museológico do Mosteiro

About the museum

The Núcleo Museológico do Mosteiro, opened in 2011, occupies a former place of worship in the small village of Mosteiro, about 20 km north of Mértola. The building stands on the site of a Roman villa, is mentioned in documents from the 15th century onwards, and has even older origins.

In the 1980s, already badly deteriorated, it was acquired by the municipality and restored by students of the Escola Profissional Bento de Jesus Caraça, in Mértola. The project aimed to connect the history of the place with the people who live there: alongside architectural elements, the unit displays ethnographic objects donated by residents, which strengthens bonds of identity and the preservation of collective memory.

Highlights

• Former place of worship built over a Roman villa
• Ethnographic objects donated by residents
• Restored by students of the Mértola vocational school
• Unit of the Museu de Mértola with free admission

Permanent exhibition

• Objetos etnográficos do Mosteiro – Architectural elements of the former place of worship and ethnographic objects donated by the village's residents.

Founded

2011

Operated by

Município de Mértola (Museu de Mértola – Cláudio Torres)

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission to the units of the Museu de Mértola is currently free; the Torre de Menagem of the castle and the Islamic art units cost €2.

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