Museo Provincial do Mar
First public sea museum in Galicia, in San Cibrao (Cervo), with four rooms on seafaring life, marine fauna and navigation. Free admission.
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About the museum
The Museo Provincial do Mar was founded in 1969, when the Provincial Council of Lugo agreed to create a museum devoted to the maritime world, based on the pieces gathered by teacher Francisco M. Rivera Casás and his pupils. It is the first public sea museum in Galicia, and it covers the history of fishermen and fishwives (pescantinas), navigators and whale hunters, net menders (redeiras) and shipwrights (carpinteros de ribera).
The building was constructed in 1931 as the school of San Cibrao, at the wish of the emigrant couple in Argentina formed by José María Montenegro and Manuela Goñi Maíste. The Cruz da Venta residents' association managed the museum from 1994 to 2004. Since then the centre has been run by the Provincial Council, through the Museo Provincial de Lugo, within the Rede Museística Provincial (Provincial Museum Network).
Four rooms cover: graphic documentation and naval mechanics; ethnography and marine fauna, with fishing gear, a traiñón (traditional Galician fishing boat), whale fishing and marine mammal skeletons; marine fauna and flora, with malacology, seaweed, corals, crustaceans and fossils; and navigation, with nautical charts, instruments, signals, anchors and knots. Anchors and cannons are displayed outdoors.
Highlights
- First publicly owned sea museum in Galicia
- Traditional fishing gear, traiñón and whale fishing
- Malacology, seaweed, corals, crustaceans and marine fossils
- Nautical charts, navigation instruments, anchors and knots
- Anchors and cannons outdoors
- Free admission
Permanent exhibition
- Colección permanente (cuatro salas) – Four rooms on graphic documentation and naval mechanics, ethnography and marine fauna, marine fauna and flora, and navigation.
- Founded
- 1969
- Operated by
- Deputación Provincial de Lugo (Rede Museística Provincial de Lugo)
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | The Rede Museística Provincial de Lugo offers guided, group and school visits by prior appointment (982 594 572 or museodomar@museolugo.org), museum guides in several languages, and virtual immersive visits. |
