Museo Etnográfico de Terque

About the museum

The Museo Etnográfico de Terque is part of the Museos de Terque, a group of venues in the Almería village that is sustained by collaboration between the town council and the Asociación Amigos de los Museos de Terque, founded in 2002 by local residents. Its origins go back to the 1980s, when the furniture of a closed bakery was saved, and most of the collections come from donations by residents of Terque and neighbouring villages.

The museum is in one of the middle-class houses from the late 19th century owned by the town council, spread over two floors. It shows the trades and domestic life of Terque and its district through re-created scenes of a grocer's, a tobacconist's, a barber's, an apothecary's, a kitchen, a pantry, a cooperage, a bedroom, a bakery and a school. A video space, “El Armario de las Almas” (The Cupboard of Souls), presents everyday stories of ordinary people. In 2006 it received provisional entry in the Andalusian Museum Network.

The guided tour continues through the Museo Provincial de la Uva del Barco, La Modernista, the Museo de la Escritura Popular and the Cueva de San José. The museums closed for two months in 2024 for lack of funding and reopened in August of that year after a campaign of support from residents and businesses.

Highlights

• Re-created shops and trades: grocer's, tobacconist's, barber's, apothecary's and school
• Middle-class house from the late 19th century on two floors
• “El Armario de las Almas”, with videos of everyday stories
• Guided tour of the five venues of the Museos de Terque
• 360-degree virtual tour on the website

Permanent exhibitions

• Museo Etnográfico – Re-creations of shops, trades and domestic life in Terque and its district, in a 19th-century middle-class house, with a video space on everyday stories.
• Museo Provincial de la Uva del Barco – Space devoted to work around the Ohanes grape, formerly the district's main source of income.
• La Modernista – Former hat shop in Alhabia with its original furniture, displaying clothing from the early 20th century.

Operated by

Ayuntamiento de Terque y Asociación Amigos de los Museos de Terque

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

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Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

School visits include themed workshops.

Getting there & parking

Terque is about 27 km from Almería, in the Almerían Alpujarra.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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