Typical House - Dr. Marcelino Moules Museum

Category: Civil Architecture > Museum

District: Açores > Angra do Heroísmo > Angra do Heroísmo > Cinco Ribeiras

Location and Visitation

- Located in Cinco Ribeiras, municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, on Terceira Island, in the Azores.

- Housed in a typical 16th-century residential complex, consisting of a house, mill (atafona), and haystack (palheiro).

The Typical House

- Represents the traditional rural houses of Terceira Island in the 19th century.

- The kitchen has a wood-burning oven, utensils for making bread, and furniture from the turn of the 19th to the 20th century.

- A separate space with a stone sink (copeira).

- Bedroom furnished with a pine bed, chest, and iron washbasin.

- Attic used as a resting place.

The Mill (Atafona)

- Displays agricultural equipment, such as an ox cart, yokes (cangas), plow, and harrow.

- A traditional loom is also on display.

The Haystack (Palheiro)

- Modernized and transformed into a support bar for visitors.

About the Museum

- Inaugurated after an extensive restoration process in October 1994.

- Managed by the Cinco Ribeiras Cultural Association.

Sources: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_Eco-Museu_Dr._Marcelino_Moules

License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt