Ethnographic Museum of Ourém

Category: Civil Architecture > Museum

District: Santarém > Ourém > Ourém > Nossa Senhora da Piedade

Location:

The Ethnographic Museum is located in the area of Nossa Senhora da Piedade, an area that is part of the urban fabric of the town of Ourém. It is integrated into the town's environment, being accessible while exploring Ourém's center and its surroundings.

This location allows the museum to be a point of interest to discover while walking through the town's streets and spaces, offering a perspective on the region's historical and cultural context within its own environment.

A Glimpse into Life of Yesteryear

This museum invites visitors on a journey through time, presenting a portrait of the daily life and traditions of the people of Ourém and its municipality in bygone eras. The space is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and exhibiting objects that tell the community's social and economic history.

Through the exhibition, it is possible to better understand the customs and traditions, beliefs, and values that shaped the daily lives of the region's rural and urban populations over centuries.

Memory and Heritage

The creation and maintenance of this ethnographic museum result from an effort to safeguard the tangible and intangible heritage of the region. The exhibited objects, often donated or collected locally, represent the work, arts, crafts, home, and significant moments of community life.

Visiting the museum is a way to connect with collective memory, to recognize the resilience and inventiveness of previous generations and to appreciate the richness of the local culture which, in part, is still reflected in the current identity of the Ourém community.

Collections and Environments

Inside, visitors can find different thematic sections illustrating the various facets of traditional life. These may include typical house environments, agricultural tools, household utensils, clothing items, or artifacts related to crafts that are less common today.

The way the collections are presented aims to recreate or evoke the original contexts in which the objects were used, providing a more immersive experience and helping visitors imagine life as it once was.

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