Ethnography and History Municipal Museum of Póvoa de Varzim

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Solar dos Carneiros - building of the museum.
Solar dos Carneiros - building of the museum.

Museu de Etnografia e História da Póvoa de Varzim (in English Ethnography and History Municipal Museum of Póvoa de Varzim) is a museum located in the portuguese city of Póvoa de Varzim.

The museum is located in Solar dos Carneiros, an 18th century nobleman's house. It is listed as a property of Public Interest in Portugal. It became a museum in 1937; in it, visitors can become acquainted with previous generations of Poveiros. Facing the museum is the Municipal Archive (Arquivo Municipal); both buildings are located in Bairro da Matriz.