June’s Object of the Month: Cossoiro During the month in which the European Archaeology Conferences are held, the Museu da Luz is exhibiting one of the objects from its archaeological collection. It is a cossoiro from Lousa Castle, a Roman archaeological site currently submerged by the waters of the Alqueva Reservoir. Cossoiros were often used […]
Disposable materials, whether plastic or similar, only arrived in Luz at the end of the 20th century. Therefore, objects were made from more resistant and sustainable materials, like the one we’re exhibiting this month. This is a clay colander used to drain food. The object is made of glazed clay, with a truncated cone-shaped body […]
Many of the objects we use today had more rudimentary technology in the past.This time we expose a typology of object still used today, but in a more old-fashioned format. The iron.In this case, it is an object made of iron, presented in the form of a triangular prism, with a line of holes along […]
The Alentejo region is usually known for its high temperatures in summer, but also marked in winter by very cold temperatures compared to the center-south and south coast.In this sense, in the last month of winter we exhibit an object associated with cold weather. A shovel used to collect ashes from the fireplace.This shovel features […]
This month we highlight an object linked to the kitchen subcollection. In this case, the tach.Until the middle of the 20th century, kitchen services were sparse in quantity. The pot was one of the few objects that adorned the kitchen space occupied almost exclusively by the ladies.The exposed pan has a blue enamel with white […]
As in many portuguese villages, public and domestic electrical lighting was a mirage until the mid-20th century. In this sense, night lighting in the homes of many people from Light village population resorted to various types of light fixtures, including candlesticks like the one on display this month.It is an object with a circular base […]
Until the mid-twentieth century, the typical house in Light village featured seating furniture where the settee stood out, leaving the rest of the seating to chairs, stools, and owl stools.It is based on traditional furniture that this month we are exposing a very characteristic stool. This is a stool for children.The bench has four feet, […]
This month we continue to exhibit objects from the grazing sub-collection. This is how we present one of the rattles from our museum collection. The exposed cow bell was placed around the neck of the adult cattle. The cow bell in question stands out from the rest in the Museum of Light Village collection, as […]
At a time when the collection associated with cattle grazing is not visible in the permanent thematic exhibition, we are exhibiting a barbel.The muzzle, here in the form of a tablet, was placed on the snout of the calf to avoid suckling on the mother’s teats. Thus, the objective was to wean the calf.The exposed […]
Livestock activity has always been one of Luz’s main economic sectors, together with agriculture.Sheep cattle stood out for the fact that they served not only for food supply, but also for textiles, through wool.So, this month we exhibit a pair of scissors used for shearing sheep and ram.The exposed scissors feature two blades, widths and […]