Museums and Palaces

Built on the ruins of the former Marie d'Anjou Tuna Canning Factory on the steep slope, overlooking the Vila da Calheta harbour, the Francisco de Lacerda Museum has the mission of studying, preserving, enhancing and publicizing the heritage of São Jorge Island and its community.

In 1984, the Regional Secretariate for Education and Culture, acquired the old building to house the Ethnographic House, which in 1991 was inaugurated under the name of S. Jorge Museum. The Francisco de Lacerda Museum assimilates its origins and the local culture throughout collections based on the themes of São Jorge Island, Music and the Tuna Canning Industry, among others.

You will be able to enjoy other spaces, such as the documentation centre, the auditorium reserved for events, the temporary exhibition room and leisure areas inside and outside. The visits to the museum’s reserves (collections) will also be available at specified periods.

Assuming the motto “The Museum of All” and aware of the mission to promote the São Jorge Island tangible and intangible heritage, we will work among the community with the responsibility to do more and better.