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Wolfram Museum of Cerva, Cerva, Ribeira de Pena
Over the centuries, mining has been an important activity within the territory that composes the actual municipality of Ribeira de Pena. Several tin mines reveal the extraction of this metal since the Antiquity. But it is the extraction of wolfram that, at the beginning of the 20th century, has been particularly increased with the settlement of the mining societies in Padroselos, in the parish of Santa Marinha, and especially in the Couto Mineiro de Adoria, in the parish of Cerva e Limões. With them came the transformation of landscape, of economy, of the consumption habits, which today find echo in the memories of the community and in the ruins of the mining structures. The Wolfram Museum is housed in the old building of the Casa do Povo de Cerva and presents itself as a pole of interpretation of the history associated with the golden age of the wolfram, whose memory is deeply rooted in the local memory. It exhibit a collection of material and immaterial heritage that allows the visitor to explore the evolution of the Earth and the relationship between mankind and minerals, to know then the wolfram in particular, to understand the changes it has brought to society and to know the history and memories it has connected, establishing itself as a point of connection to Couto Mineiro de Adoria.
CHARACTERISTICS
LOCATION
Address: Praça José Albertino Cardoso, nº 16
City: Cerva, Ribeira de Pena
Postal Code: 4870 - 042
Telephone: 259479065
Email: ecomuseu@cm-rpena.pt
Website: http://www.ecomuseu-rpena.pt/museu-do-volframio/
City: Cerva, Ribeira de Pena
Postal Code: 4870 - 042
Telephone: 259479065
Email: ecomuseu@cm-rpena.pt
Website: http://www.ecomuseu-rpena.pt/museu-do-volframio/
FUNCTIONING
Weekly Schedule:
tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday
From 13:00:00 to -.
From 18:00:00 to -.
Weekend and Holidays Schedule:
From 09:30:00 to 13:00:00.
From 14:30:00 to 18:00:00.
Exceptions:
-
Paid Entry:
0€
Discount Policy:
-
tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday
From 13:00:00 to -.
From 18:00:00 to -.
Weekend and Holidays Schedule:
From 09:30:00 to 13:00:00.
From 14:30:00 to 18:00:00.
Exceptions:
-
Paid Entry:
0€
Discount Policy:
-
ORGANISATION OF THE VISIT
The visit to this Point does not require prior booking and can be done individually.
Specific Conditions:
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Method:
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Difficulty Level:
-
Group Visits:
Yes
Minimum Number of Person per group:
1
Maximum Number of Person per group:
100
Observations:
-
Guided Tours:
Yes
Observations:
-
Specific Conditions:
-
Method:
-
Difficulty Level:
-
Group Visits:
Yes
Minimum Number of Person per group:
1
Maximum Number of Person per group:
100
Observations:
-
Guided Tours:
Yes
Observations:
-
EXISTING EQUIPMENT
MUSEUM / INTERPRETATION CENTER
Museum / Interpretation Center History:
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Activity Program:
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Study and Research Unit:
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Audiovisual and Multimedia Resources:
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Volunteering Programs:
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Activity Program:
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Study and Research Unit:
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Audiovisual and Multimedia Resources:
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Volunteering Programs:
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EXTERNAL SUPPORT
Where to Stay
http://www.cm-rpena.pt/turismo/?id=8
Where to Eat
http://www.cm-rpena.pt/turismo/?id=2
http://www.cm-rpena.pt/turismo/?id=8
Where to Eat
http://www.cm-rpena.pt/turismo/?id=2
TRANSPORT
Type of Transport:
Táxi
Agency Name:
Carlos M Martins Silva
Telephone Number:
259470200
Parking for private vehicles:
Yes
Táxi
Agency Name:
Carlos M Martins Silva
Telephone Number:
259470200
Parking for private vehicles:
Yes
SITES OF TOURISTIC INTEREST
VENDA NOVA MUSEUM
IInstalled in the former building of the Ribeira de Pena City Hall, the Venda Nova Museum receive the Ecomuseum Interpretation Center, the starting point for visiting the different museums. Its exhibitions show the characteristics of the local community and its territory, allowing an understanding of the habits and landscape of the environment where the Ecomuseum is inserted. Here it is possible to know the evolution and the actuality of the county, but also the gestures, the memories and the symbols that are part of the local identity.
gps: 41.532242 7.78618
distance: 18km
LINEN MUSEUM
The municipality of Ribeira de Pena is known for the handicraft of linen which, especially in Cerva and Limões, deserves great recognition for the quality of the pieces elaborated in the loom by excellent weavers. Located in the building of the Limões Weaving Group, in the historical center of that village, the Linen Museum aims to promote and dynamize the traditions related with the artisanal work of linen, the historical and ethnographic research and the tourist attraction, valuing the continuity of this tradition and the recognition it continues to deserve. Combining the traditional with the multimedia, the visitor is led through the linen cycle to the Weaving Group workshop where he is allowed to visualize and experience the work on the loom, knowing the details of this secular tradition.
gps: 41.453354 -7.828194
distance: 0km
CULTURE HOUSE - SCHOOL MUSEUM
The richness of the school heritage of the county and the memory of generations of local people is present in the Culture House - School Museum, a space that allows to understand the evolution of primary education in Portugal. It is housed in an old Adães Bermudes school, a centennial building located in the center of the Ribeira de Pena´s village. In addition to the interpretation over the history of primary education in Portugal, it provides a Learning Center and a Resource Center for teachers, thus continuing to have an active role in teaching. This museum combines the traditional exhibition with the interactivity and the multimedia means, attracting visitors of all generations.
gps: 41.521086 -7.793966
distance: 15km
CAMILO'S HOUSE | FRIÚME
The house where Camilo Castelo Branco lived during his stay in Ribeira de Pena, where the writer lived his first years of freedom and his first marriage, is today a contact point with the Camillian literature, where Ribeira de Pena has a constant presence, and with the author’s itineraries in the county. It hosts the permanent exhibitions "Camilo and Ribeira de Pena" and "Camillian Views", who introduce the visit to Camilo and Joaquina’s rooms. Besides Joaquina Pereira de França, his first wife, and her family, the visitor has also the opportunity to meet Rosa, the first daughter of Camilo.
gps: 41.53361 -7.812423
distance: 18km
IInstalled in the former building of the Ribeira de Pena City Hall, the Venda Nova Museum receive the Ecomuseum Interpretation Center, the starting point for visiting the different museums. Its exhibitions show the characteristics of the local community and its territory, allowing an understanding of the habits and landscape of the environment where the Ecomuseum is inserted. Here it is possible to know the evolution and the actuality of the county, but also the gestures, the memories and the symbols that are part of the local identity.
gps: 41.532242 7.78618
distance: 18km
LINEN MUSEUM
The municipality of Ribeira de Pena is known for the handicraft of linen which, especially in Cerva and Limões, deserves great recognition for the quality of the pieces elaborated in the loom by excellent weavers. Located in the building of the Limões Weaving Group, in the historical center of that village, the Linen Museum aims to promote and dynamize the traditions related with the artisanal work of linen, the historical and ethnographic research and the tourist attraction, valuing the continuity of this tradition and the recognition it continues to deserve. Combining the traditional with the multimedia, the visitor is led through the linen cycle to the Weaving Group workshop where he is allowed to visualize and experience the work on the loom, knowing the details of this secular tradition.
gps: 41.453354 -7.828194
distance: 0km
CULTURE HOUSE - SCHOOL MUSEUM
The richness of the school heritage of the county and the memory of generations of local people is present in the Culture House - School Museum, a space that allows to understand the evolution of primary education in Portugal. It is housed in an old Adães Bermudes school, a centennial building located in the center of the Ribeira de Pena´s village. In addition to the interpretation over the history of primary education in Portugal, it provides a Learning Center and a Resource Center for teachers, thus continuing to have an active role in teaching. This museum combines the traditional exhibition with the interactivity and the multimedia means, attracting visitors of all generations.
gps: 41.521086 -7.793966
distance: 15km
CAMILO'S HOUSE | FRIÚME
The house where Camilo Castelo Branco lived during his stay in Ribeira de Pena, where the writer lived his first years of freedom and his first marriage, is today a contact point with the Camillian literature, where Ribeira de Pena has a constant presence, and with the author’s itineraries in the county. It hosts the permanent exhibitions "Camilo and Ribeira de Pena" and "Camillian Views", who introduce the visit to Camilo and Joaquina’s rooms. Besides Joaquina Pereira de França, his first wife, and her family, the visitor has also the opportunity to meet Rosa, the first daughter of Camilo.
gps: 41.53361 -7.812423
distance: 18km
ASSOCIATED ROUTES
Wolfram Route
The history of the twentieth century is deeply marked by the arms race and the two World Wars that ravaged the European continent. During this period, the race for wolfram assumes high importance and remains large-scale until the late 1950s. Portugal emerges as the largest European producer of this mineral, benefiting from the richness of its geological resources, multiplying a little throughout the country the mining explorations that profoundly mark the evolution of the local landscape and economy. With the reduction in demand for this mineral from the middle of the century and the emergence of new producing markets, interest in wolfram in Portugal has declined, leading to the abandonment of explorations. The structures of this golden period of mining in Portugal remain in the landscape, still marking the regions that surround them.
The history of the twentieth century is deeply marked by the arms race and the two World Wars that ravaged the European continent. During this period, the race for wolfram assumes high importance and remains large-scale until the late 1950s. Portugal emerges as the largest European producer of this mineral, benefiting from the richness of its geological resources, multiplying a little throughout the country the mining explorations that profoundly mark the evolution of the local landscape and economy. With the reduction in demand for this mineral from the middle of the century and the emergence of new producing markets, interest in wolfram in Portugal has declined, leading to the abandonment of explorations. The structures of this golden period of mining in Portugal remain in the landscape, still marking the regions that surround them.
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Tresminas Interpretation Centre
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Trilho do Mineiro
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Vila Pouca de Aguiar Municipal Museum
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