Museu de Angra do Heroísmo

The Museu de Angra do Heroismo occupies the former Convento de Sao Francisco in the heart of Angra, the UNESCO-listed capital of Terceira. As one of the Azores’ regional museums, it brings together the history of the islands and their place in the Atlantic world.

A regional museum in a convent

Installed in the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century convent buildings, the museum is part of the regional museum network of the Azores. Its collections and displays trace the settlement of the islands, the strategic role of Angra as a port on the routes between Europe and the Americas, and the everyday life of the archipelago.

What to see

• The long-term exhibition on the sea and the land, telling the story of the Azores in the Atlantic.
• Military, maritime and ethnographic collections.
• The convent church and cloisters, with their azulejo and gilded woodwork.
• A setting within Angra’s historic centre, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Visiting the museum

The museum is in the historic centre of Angra do Heroismo, on the island of Terceira. Opening hours are published on the official website, so check before your visit.

Visitor information: museu-angra.azores.gov.pt.

Image credit: Museu de Angra do Heroismo, by Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.