After some work to rehabilitate and transform the former Manor and Sugar-Mill, the Museu Etnográfico da Madeira was installed there by decision of the Regional Government, having been inaugurated in 1996.
The focus of the Museum is on research, documentation, conservation and
dissemination of the testimonies of traditional Madeiran culture.
The Museum includes collections which encompass various social, economic and cultural aspects of the archipelago of Madeira, with ethnography being its main objective. The permanent exhibition area has been organised by themes: production activities (fishing, wine, cereal and linen production cycles), transport, household units (kitchen and bedroom) and traditional trade (grocer's).
The main nuclei of the collection to be found are: equipment used at home, agricultural implements, crafts, cyclical festivities, musical instruments, entertainment activities, costumes, coupling systems, ceramic technology, clay figures and textile technology.
The Museum also renders educational services to the general public especially children, senior citizens and the handicapped.
The Museum also houses its own store which sells and distributes informative material about the Museum such as guide books and postcards. It also sells traditional craftwork from Madeira.
Opening hours:
Tuesday-Friday: 09:30-17:00; Weekends: 10:00 - 12:30 / 13:30-17:30
Closed:
Monday & Statutory Holidays
The Museum includes collections which encompass various social, economic and cultural aspects of the archipelago of Madeira, with ethnography being its main objective. The permanent exhibition area has been organised by themes: production activities (fishing, wine, cereal and linen production cycles), transport, household units (kitchen and bedroom) and traditional trade (grocer's).
The main nuclei of the collection to be found are: equipment used at home, agricultural implements, crafts, cyclical festivities, musical instruments, entertainment activities, costumes, coupling systems, ceramic technology, clay figures and textile technology.
The Museum also renders educational services to the general public especially children, senior citizens and the handicapped.
The Museum also houses its own store which sells and distributes informative material about the Museum such as guide books and postcards. It also sells traditional craftwork from Madeira.
Opening hours:
Tuesday-Friday: 09:30-17:00; Weekends: 10:00 - 12:30 / 13:30-17:30
Closed:
Monday & Statutory Holidays
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