Abstract

SARAIVA, Clara. A museum under water: the case of the village of Luz. Etnográfica [online]. 2007, vol.11, n.2, pp.441-470. ISSN 0873-6561.

The Museum of Luz opened in 2003, as part of the plan for the reallocation of the village of Luz, submerged due to the construction of the Alqueva dam, in southern Portugal, and respecting the population’s desire to have a museum in the new village. The reallocation process included the trasladation of the cemetery and of the old 15^th century church, both important simbolic buildings, relating to the foundation of the community and with which the museum established a strong relatiom. This text intends to explain what this museum is and some of the problems that we faced during the complex process of the reallocation of the village and of the creation of this equipment in the new Luz.

Keywords : Alqueva dam; southern Portugal; reallocation process; Museum of Luz; ethnography; musealization.

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