Museu dos Baleeiros
![Museu dos Baleeiros
Place: Pico
Photo: Gustav - Turismo dos Açores Museu dos Baleeiros
Place: Pico
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Museu dos Baleeiros
Museums and Palaces
Whalers’ Museum
Get to know all about one of the most important activities in the history of the island of Pico and the Azores: whaling. At Lajes do Pico, you can now visit the Whalers’ Museum installed in three old houses where the whalers used to keep their boats and an old blacksmith’s forge, a set of buildings dating from the 19th century that still preserve many of their original features.
Also on display in the museum is a collection of the tools and equipment used in whale hunting, as well as carved and engraved pieces made from the bones and teeth of whales, a popular form of art known as “scrimshaw”.
Get to know all about one of the most important activities in the history of the island of Pico and the Azores: whaling. At Lajes do Pico, you can now visit the Whalers’ Museum installed in three old houses where the whalers used to keep their boats and an old blacksmith’s forge, a set of buildings dating from the 19th century that still preserve many of their original features.
Also on display in the museum is a collection of the tools and equipment used in whale hunting, as well as carved and engraved pieces made from the bones and teeth of whales, a popular form of art known as “scrimshaw”.
Contacts
Address:
Rua dos Baleeiros, nº 13
9930-143 Lajes do Pico
9930-143 Lajes do Pico
Telephone:
+351 292 679 340
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9am - 12.30pm / 2pm - 5.30pm (from Tuesday to Friday); 2pm - 5.30pm (Saturday and Sunday) Closed: Monday and Holidays