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Cultural Centers in Torre de Moncorvo
Núcleo Museológico da Fotografia do Douro Superior
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Rua da Misericórdia, 14
5160-303, Torre de Moncorvo
The memory and history of a people are also created with photographs, this is, at least, the idea of Arnaldo Duarte da Silva, professor and passionate about photography, who decided to create a Douro Superior Photography Museum Center. The collection includes photographs taken in the municipalities of Torre de Moncorvo, Freixo de Espada-à-Cinta, Mogadouro and Vila Nova de Foz Coa, and material, namely, cameras and other equipment, from 1886 to the present, as well as a collection of films from the 40s and 50s of the 20th century. These are objects that the group's mentor collected throughout his life, especially …
Museu do Ferro e da Região de Moncorvo
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Largo Doutor Balbino Rêgo, 9
5160-241, Torre de Moncorvo
The Iron Museum in the Moncorvo Region is a museological and cultural institution designed to promote knowledge and dissemination of the archaeological and mining heritage of the territory, the villages and communities that were formed in the surroundings of the Roboredo mountain range and the Vilariça Valley, with particular emphasis on activities related to the iron exploitation.
Biblioteca Municipal de Torre de Moncorvo
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Rua Infante Dom Henrique, 11
5160-286, Moncorvo
Library installed a solar emblazoned dating back to the 18th century, located in the historical centre of the village. Since 1997, the year of its inauguration, which allows access to a vast collection of books, magazines, CDs, audio cassettes and video. There is also free internet stations.
Cine-Teatro de Torre de Moncorvo
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Avenida Engenheiro Duarte Pacheco
5160-218, Torre de Moncorvo
movie theater reopened in 2005 after suffering refurbishment since 2002. Here there are sessions of cinema and theatre, various concerts and dance performances, apart from some occasional exhibitions.
Centro de Memória de Torre de Moncorvo
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Rua Visconde Vila de Maior, 50
5160-298, Moncorvo
Center opened in 2008, intended to hold donations of relief figures of political, social or cultural de Torre de Moncorvo. The two main collections are the background of Professor J.R. dos Santos Júnior (doctor, anthropologist, archaeologist, ornithologist and professor at the Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto) and the bottom of Ambassador Armando Martins expanded metal (diplomat, writer and a specialist of Japanese culture).
Arquivo Histórico de Torre de Moncorvo
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Rua Infante Dom Henrique
5160-286, Moncorvo
File to work in a building annexed to the Municipal Library, consisting of 110 scrolls and about 130 paper documents dated since the 13th century to the 19th century and still a collection of books and manuscripts.