Museo Comarcal da Fonsagrada
Ethnographic and archaeological museum of A Fonsagrada, over three floors, on rural life, traditional crafts and the heritage of the Lugo mountains.
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About the museum
The museum was founded in 1983 on the initiative of a group of residents of A Fonsagrada with the aim of preserving and sharing collective memory. The board (patronato) was legally established in 1984 and at one point had some 200 members; today it consists of eight members, including the mayor and the councillor for culture.
Until 1992 it occupied a wing of the former municipal schools. When that building was scheduled for demolition, it passed into private ownership as a closed warehouse. In 1995 the new municipal government offered a former dispensary of 700 m², and the new facility was completed in autumn 1998. In 2010 two of the three floors were refurbished.
The ground floor covers beliefs, the altarpiece (retablo), the wine cellar, the forge, the hearth, oil, the pig slaughter (matanza) and a soft-drinks factory; the first floor covers traditional crafts and rural life; and the second floor covers architecture and archaeology, with a traditional house, the Castañoso castro (hillfort) and its “sauna”, megalithic and Roman remains, threshing, mills, hórreos and slate.
Highlights
- Ground floor with forge, wine cellar, hearth and soft-drinks factory
- Traditional crafts: carpenters, shoemakers, weavers and cheesemakers
- Beekeeping, chestnut growing and farm implements
- Castro of Castañoso and its “sauna”
- Megalithic and Roman remains
- Traditional house of the Lugo mountains
Permanent exhibitions
- Planta baja: creencias, bodega, fragua y hogar – Rooms on beliefs, the altarpiece, the wine cellar, the forge, the hearth, oil, the pig slaughter and a soft-drinks factory.
- Primera planta: oficios tradicionales y vida rural – Carpenters, shoemakers, weavers, cheesemakers, beekeeping, chestnut growing, farm implements, carts, music and school.
- Segunda planta: arquitectura y arqueología – Traditional house, the Castañoso castro with its “sauna”, megalithic and Roman remains, threshing, mills, hórreos and slate.
- Founded
- 1983
- Operated by
- Padroado do Museo da Fonsagrada
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €2 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 11 · Children under 12, free. |
| Groups | –Guided visits are requested by email or by telephone. |
Free admission for children under 12 and for museum members.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
The museum is next to the tree-lined promenade (alameda), opposite the Casa do Concello.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided visits are booked by email (museoafonsagrada@gmail.com) or by telephone (+34 982 340 507). |
