Category: Civil Architecture > Museum
District: Açores > Nordeste > Nordeste
The Northeast Museum is located in the heart of the village of Nordeste, a picturesque locality situated at the easternmost tip of the island of São Miguel, in the Azores. Its central position in the village underscores the museum's deep connection with the history and identity of the surrounding community, inviting an immersion into the essence of this Azorean municipality.
This cultural facility serves as a guardian of the region's collective memory, dedicated to preserving and disseminating the most striking aspects of local daily life. Its collection is composed of a diversity of pieces and implements that illustrate rural life and traditions of the past. Among the exhibited objects, it is possible to observe agricultural instruments and utensils associated with ancestral practices such as the pig slaughter, fundamental elements of the economy and daily life of Nordeste families in past times.
Beyond the testimonies of country life, the museum dedicates a significant space to the evolution of costumes throughout different eras, allowing visitors a perspective on the customs and clothing of the generations who inhabited the village. An additional section is dedicated to the exhibition of ancient ceramics, demonstrating the art and know-how of local artisans. The collection, as a whole, offers a comprehensive panorama of the culture and way of life that have shaped the uniqueness of Nordeste over the centuries.
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt
Coordinates DD: 37.8329267,-25.1457007
Coordinates DMS: 37°49'58.5"N 25°08'44.5"W