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Santa Maria de Lamas Museum

Santa Maria de Lamas Museum

Municipality

Santa Maria da Feira

Santa Maria de Lamas Museum

09:30-12:30/14:00-17:30 (last admission 17:00) | 1 Jan, Easter Sunday, 1 May, 1 Nov, 24-26, 31 Dec closed

Popularly known as the “Cork Museum”, the Santa Maria de Lamas Museum, founded by Henrique Amorim (1902-1977), is a special case in the history of 20th century Portuguese museography. The unique collection, reorganised since 2004, brings together Sacred Art; Portuguese Statuary; Ethnography; Natural Sciences; Cork Sculpture and derivatives (20th century); and Industrial Archaeology. It is a cultural facility of excellence, capable of combining a multitude of valences to offer you a unique experience in terms of deepening and disseminating knowledge and preservation of Portuguese Heritage.

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Tickets Adults: 4€ Seniors, students, youth card holders: 3€ Free: children under 5 (general visits only) Visits with Workshop €4 The SMLM's Educational Service provides a range of options enhancing a direct contact with its collections throughout the year: - General guided tours of the permanent exhibition - Themed visits (complemented or not with plastic expression workshops): - The mystery of the disappearance of cork oak clothes - Cork: from the cork oak forest to the world - Sensory tour - How do we preserve the Museum? What is conservation and restoration? How is it important and meaningful? - The role of Henrique Amorim (1902-1977) in the preservation of Art and Heritage. The collecting activity. - Gold Carving: Materials, theory and demonstration of production and restoration These activities must be booked in advance. In addition to these services, the Museum promotes the "The Museum comes to you" programmes, bringing activities from the Educational Service to audiences in institutions, and "My family goes to the Museum! What about yours?", an invitation for families to take part in different activities one Sunday a month. Booking and further information at https://museu.colegiodelamas.com/index.php/servico-educativo/servico-educativo

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Caption: Santa Maria de Lamas Museum

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Address:
Largo da Igreja, 90, Parque de Santa Maria de Lamas, 4535-412 Santa Maria de Lamas

Municipality

Santa Maria da Feira

Address:
Largo da Igreja, 90, Parque de Santa Maria de Lamas, 4535-412 Santa Maria de Lamas

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