Category: Civil Architecture > Museum
District: Aveiro > Ovar > Ovar
The Ovar Museum is located in the city center, in the Praça area.
It is housed in a historic building on Rua Heliodoro Salgado, which facilitates access for those strolling through the heart of Ovar and allows the visit to be integrated into a tour of the central area.
The creation of the Ovar Museum has its roots in exhibitions held in 1959, which sparked interest in preserving local heritage.
Formally, the museum was founded in 1961, establishing itself as an institution dedicated to collecting and presenting aspects of the region's culture and history.
The museum's collection is vast and focuses mainly on ethnography and art. It ranges from everyday objects and tools from old professions to traditional clothing, such as costumes, embroidery, and lace that reflect the identity of the people of Ovar.
In addition to ethnographic elements, the museum also has art collections, including contemporary painting, sculpture, and ceramics. A curiosity that attracts many visitors is its diverse collection of dolls from various parts of the world.
The exhibition space also seeks to recreate environments, presenting the interior of a typical house from the region, allowing visitors to get closer to the local way of life from other times.
The Ovar Museum's fundamental objective is to collect, study, conserve, and disseminate the cultural heritage of the people of Ovar.
Through its permanent and temporary exhibitions, the museum shares the history, traditions, and artistic evolution of the community, serving as an important hub of local memory and identity.
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt
Coordinates DD: 40.8588994,-8.6246337
Coordinates DMS: 40°51'32.0"N 08°37'28.7"W
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