Municipal Museum of Olhão

The Museum is housed in the former Casa do Compromisso Marítimo, an architectural landmark of great importance for the city dating from the end of the 18th century and entirely built ' at the expense of the sailors of the Nobre Casa do Corpo Santo in this place in Olhão', with the aim of housing this fraternity created to support seafarers.

The brotherhood had, on the ground floor, an apothecary (pharmacy) and a butcher's shop to serve seafarers. On the main floor was the Despachos Room, which features a painting on the wooden lining of the roof featuring the coat of arms of the Portuguese royal arms.

After extensive renovation work on the property, the Olhão City Museum was opened in 2001, a name it retained until 2014, when it became the Municipal Museum of Olhão.

The Museum acts as a mediator of Olhanense Culture, preserving, interpreting, promoting and disseminating the municipality's heritage testimonies.

The collection in its custody is extensive and diverse, comprising collections such as: maritime heritage, archaeology, numismatics, canning industry, plastic and decorative arts, photography, metrology, cinema, agricultural works, naval models, weapons, freemasonry and pharmacy.

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