Ethnographic Museum of Vilarinho da Furna - São João do Campo, Portugal
N 41° 45.018 W 008° 11.809
29T E 566777 N 4622364
In 1981, the municipality of Terras de Bouro built an Ethnographic Museum in São João do Campo commemorating Vilarinho da Furna.
Waymark Code: WMCYGZ
Location: Portugal
Date Posted: 10/26/2011
Views: 8
Vilarinho da Furna (sometimes called Vilarinho das Furnas) is a village that was submerged in 1972 by the filling of the reservoir with the same name.
The exodus started in September 1969, when the then Portuguese Electricity Company (Compania Portuguesa de Electricidade) started to pay out the indemnity fees. In October 1970, notices were posted throughout the village stating that the reservoir was about to be filled. The last inhabitant left in 1971, and the village was submerged the following year.
Had the village not been submerged by the reservoir, it might have been completely forgotten. The construction of the dam made scientists take notice of the village and its communitarian social system, which was uncommon in the 20th century, but which in remote times was found throughout Europe.
The museum collection includes clothes, agricultural tools, and paintings depicting daily life in the village. The museum was built with stones from two houses of the old village. It was opened by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva on 14 May 1989.
Theme:
Ethnological history
Street Address:
São João do Campo
4840 Terras de Bouro, Portugal
Food Court: no
Gift Shop: yes
Hours of Operation:
Tuesday to Friday, weekends and holidays: 10:00 to 12:30 and 14:00 to 17:00 hours
Monday: Closed
Cost: 2.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum Size: Small
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
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