Museum of the Polytechnic Institute of Engineering of Porto

Category: Civil Architecture > Museum

District: Porto > Porto > Porto > Agra do Amial

Location:

This museum is integrated into the facilities of the Porto School of Engineering (ISEP), in the heart of the area known as Agra do Amial. Situated within a higher education campus, it is part of a city area dedicated to education and research.

The museum is located within the institution's own building, sharing its space with the academic and study environment that characterizes ISEP.

Scientific and Didactic Collection:

The core of this museum is its remarkable collection of instruments and equipment that were used in practical and experimental teaching over many years. Since 1852, with the founding of the Industrial School, these objects have served to train generations of technicians and engineers.

It is possible to observe the evolution of equipment in various areas, from Physics (with optical, electricity, heat instruments) and Electrical Engineering (measuring devices, motors) to Mechanics (steam engines), Chemistry (precision balances), and Civil Engineering (models of bridges and constructions). The collection also includes items related to the fields of Mining, Metallurgy, Hydraulics, and Drawing.

Documentary Heritage:

In addition to the instruments, the museum safeguards an important documentary heritage. It possesses a library with over two thousand works, including some rare publications that bear witness to the knowledge and study methods of past eras.

It also incorporates a historical archive that preserves relevant documentation about the institution's trajectory and technical education in the city, including correspondence and official records.

Testimony to Technical Education:

Visiting this museum is a journey through the history of industrial education and engineering in Porto. The collection reflects technological development and the importance of the experimental component in student training over more than a century and a half.

The museum functions as a guardian of this memory, preserving and disseminating the "know-how" that has always characterized the technical training provided at this institution, showing how science and technology were taught in bygone eras.

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