The completion of the Mora River Aquarium aimed at creating a single equipment in Portugal, scientific, cultural and leisure, recreating the aquatic universe, consolidate an educational and environmental aspects.

All the exhibitions, displaying through living and dynamic models is an asset in the seizure of large and comprehensive knowledge related to the perception of the importance of biodiversity and associated ecological wealth of nature conservation programs. As local development pole, the FLU allowed value the County through the creation of new direct and indirect jobs, contributing to the reduction of regional disparities and boosting the local economy.

In addition to its museum part, the Pottery Museum will also offer in the short term, an entertaining and educational aspect whose target is to teach young, from one of the most solid traditions Redondo municipality.

The museum’s permanent estate, part agricultural tools, objects, images and text associated with the art of wine making, favoring the ceramic material, characteristic of this production center of ceramic that is included.

All this estate is arranged to reproduce the various stages of the winemaking activity, since the land tillage to the cup. In addition to the permanent estate, this museum can be visited thematic exhibitions and conferences alluding to the theme.

At the site, visitors can see the multimedia kiosk that allows you to get information about the museum, the producing area wineries and various activities related to viticulture.

This space works simultaneously with the tourist office in the region and also has a shop where they can acquired a selection of the best red and white wines, the best vintages of Alentejo Region.

Exhibits in the cathedral museum include:

• the sceptre of Cardinal-King Henrique, a 16th-century goldsmith work in Manueline style
• a puzzle-like, 12-inch-high Gothic ivory statue of Mary, whose midriff opens up into a triptych with nine scenes of her life. It’s a French work of art from the 13th century. The head of the statue is a replica from the 16th century.
• the 17th-century reliquary of Santo Lenho (holy wood), supposedly containing pieces of Christ’s Cross, of gilded silver and polychromed enamel, encrusted with 1426 true gems (840 diamonds, 402 rubies, 180 emeralds, two sapphires, one hyacinth and one cameo).
• a collection of canonicals from the 17th and the 18th centuries.

Some paintings in the collection are worthwhile, especially those by Gregório Lopes, Cristóvão de Figueiredo and Garcia Fernandes.

Open: 09h00 -17h00 (Summer), 09h00 – 12h30 | 14h00 – 17h00 (Winter)

Phone: +351 266 759 330

Largo Marquês de Marialva 
7000-809 ÉVORA - Évora

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