Museo de la Memoria de Ribadelago

About the museum

The museum commemorates the Ribadelago disaster: in the early hours of 9 January 1959 the Vega de Tera dam burst and the waters swept away the village, where 144 of its 532 inhabitants died. After the tragedy a new village, Ribadelago Nuevo, was built, with a monument in memory of the victims.

The centre occupies the former town hall, a historic two-storey building with a lift. It opened thanks to the collaboration of the Diputación Provincial de Zamora (provincial council), the Asociación Hijos de Ribadelago and Galende Town Council.

The permanent exhibition brings together information panels, plans, documents from the period, an audiovisual presentation and numerous photographs of the breach of the dam. A separate space hosts temporary exhibitions by artists and craftspeople.

Highlights

• Exhibition on the breach of the Vega de Tera dam in 1959
• Documents, plans and photographs of the period
• Audiovisual presentation on the disaster
• Former town hall of Ribadelago Nuevo
• Temporary exhibition room

Permanent exhibition

• La rotura de la presa de Vega de Tera – Panels, plans, documents, an audiovisual presentation and photographs of the 1959 disaster that destroyed Ribadelago.

Founded

2024

Admission & discounts

Admission €1 (voluntary donation).

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Open-plan spaces and a lift connecting the two floors.

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