Phone +351 261 414 003 Function Museum | Founded 1984 | |
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Address R. João Luís de Moura 95, 2530-158 Lourinhã, Portugal Hours Open today · 10AM–1PM, 2:30–6PMWednesday10AM–1PM, 2:30–6PMThursday10AM–1PM, 2:30–6PMFriday10AM–1PM, 2:30–6PMSaturday10AM–1PM, 2:30–6PMSunday10AM–1PM, 2:30–6PMMondayClosedTuesday10AM–1PM, 2:30–6PMSuggest an edit Similar Praia de Paimogo, Praia da Areia Branca, Igreja de Santa Maria do, Praia de Porto das Barcas, Praia do Caniçal Profiles | ||
Museu da Lourinhã is a museum in the town of Lourinhã, west Portugal. It was founded in 1984 by GEAL - Grupo de Etnologia e Arqueologia da Lourinhã (Lourinhã's Group of Ethnology and Archeology).
The museum has very complete exhibits of archaeology and ethnology, but the main focus of the museum is the palaeontology hall, which presents casts of famous dinosaurs, as well as fossils recovered from the Late Jurassic Lourinhã Formation. Among these is the famous theropod nest found at the beach of Paimogo, which contains eggs with embryos inside, probably belonging to Lourinhanosaurus.
The paleontological research has been conducted by the paleontologists Miguel Telles Antunes, Octávio Mateus and others, in association with the Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
The museum allows people to volunteer for its activities.