Museu do Rio
Museum housed in the former primary school of Guerreiros do Rio, devoted to the Guadiana river, traditional fishing, navigation and smuggling.
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About the museum
The Museu do Rio arose from the need to preserve traditions, techniques, artefacts and memories linked to the Guadiana river and its riverside communities. The first exhibition was presented to the community in November 1994 and opened in January 1995 in the former primary school of Guerreiros do Rio. The project was prepared by an external team led by the museologist Luísa Rogado, with the collaboration of the Alcance association.
After being extended and remodelled, it gained an auditorium, a long-term exhibition room, storerooms and a technical office, and it reopened on 8 September 2006 with the exhibition “Olhar o Guadiana por dentro” (Looking at the Guadiana from Within). This presents traditional fishing, navigation, river trade, riverside villages and smuggling during the Estado Novo era.
Since 2008 the museum has also hosted the exhibition “Barcos Tradicionais do Baixo Guadiana” (Traditional Boats of the Lower Guadiana), a collection of miniature replicas of the boats that sailed the river until the mid-1960s, made by José Murta Pereira, a native of Guerreiros do Rio. The museum is part of the Alcoutim Municipal Museum.
Highlights
- Exhibition “Olhar o Guadiana por dentro”: fishing, navigation, river trade and smuggling
- Miniature replicas of the traditional boats of the Lower Guadiana
- Fishing tools and multimedia displays with memories of the river
- Housed in the former primary school of Guerreiros do Rio
Permanent exhibitions
- Olhar o Guadiana por dentro – Long-term exhibition on the Guadiana river: traditional fishing, navigation, river trade, riverside villages and smuggling during the Estado Novo era.
- Barcos Tradicionais do Baixo Guadiana – Collection of miniature replicas of the boats that sailed the Guadiana until the mid-1960s.
- Founded
- 1995
- Operated by
- Município de Alcoutim (Museu Municipal de Alcoutim)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3.10 |
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| Reduced | €1.90Holders of the Cartão Jovem youth card and visitors aged 65 or over |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 13 · Free admission for children under 14 when accompanied. |
| Seniors | €1.90From age 65. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freeFree admission for people with a proven disability of 50% or more. |
| Groups | €1.90 per personPrice per person; the group ticket does not give access to the Archaeology Unit for one week. |
Free admission: 18 April (International Day for Monuments and Sites), 18 May (International Museums Day), 12 August (International Youth Day) and the second Friday of September (Municipality Day).
The ticket (except group tickets) allows a week's visit to the Museu do Rio and the Archaeology Museum Unit at Alcoutim Castle (Núcleo Museológico de Arqueologia). Free admission, among others, for residents and people born in the municipality, accredited national interpreter-guides, school groups with a prior written request, and veterans.
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Getting there & parking
The museum is in Guerreiros do Rio, on the Estrada Municipal 507, about 8 km south of the town of Alcoutim.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided visits take place by advance booking by email (museu@cm-alcoutim.pt) or telephone (+351 281 547 380), in Portuguese, English, French and Spanish. |
