- Title Somiedo Western Asturias
- Address Address: 33840. Pola de Somiedo
- Phone Phone: 985 76 39 84 / 985 76 36 52
- Email Email: ecomuseodesomiedo@redmeda.com
- Site Site: http://www.redmeda.com
The aim of the museum is to recover different crafts in the area, in addition to the old households in thatched dwellings and various aspects of livestock breeding and agricultural life in the area.
PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS
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Ecomuseum I: The Household
These are two houses in the village of Veigas. Visitors can learn about the structure of each, the basic furniture they contained, the names of the different objects found in them and what their function was, as well as how the former inhabitants organized their daily life and chores around the house, the hub around which everything else turned. -
Ecomuseum II: Crafts
The recovery of different crafts in the area: clog-making, the smithy, basket-making, spinning, carpentry, medicinal plants, hunting and fishing.
TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS
Exhibitions of photographs and documents on various topics relating to cultural events held each year.
CRAFTS AND TRANSHUMANCE (CAUNÉU)
Winter
Wednesday to Friday: 11:00am-2:00pm
Saturday: 11:00am-2:00pm and 4:00pm-7:00pm
Sunday: 11:00am-2:00pm and 4:00pm-6:00pm
Closed on Monday and Tuesday
Summer (1st July to 15th September)
Monday to Sunday: 11:00am-2:00pm and 4:00pm-8:00pm
THE HOUSEHOLD (VEIGAS)
Winter
Tuesday to Saturday: 10:00am-2:00pm and 4:00pm-6:00pm
Sunday: 11:00am-2:00pm
Closed on Monday
Summer (1st May to 30th September):
Tuesday to Saturday: 11:00am-2:00pm and 5:00pm-8:00pm
Sunday: 11:00am-2:00pm
Closed on Monday
Individual:€2
Children (under 16):€1
Groups (20+):€1
Children (under 6):Free
Free admission on Monday - 1st July to 15th September
Free admission on Tuesday - 16th September to 30th June.