This museum is the only one of its kind in the entire Iberian Peninsula (five in the world) and is housed in ten rooms in a 16th Century Convent in the Historic Center of Serpa. The Évora Center of this same Museum is located in the noble Palácio Barrocal (INATEL) right next to Praça do Giraldo, in the historic center of Évora, Portugal.
It all started in 1972 when António Tavares d'Almeida, the main promoter of this space, inherited three damaged pocket watches from his grandparents. From then on, this collector searched for watches all over the country and the world, with a view to restoring them and increasing their collection.
In the Watch Museum there are more than 2600 pieces, all mechanical, dating from 1630 to the present day, including pocket, wrist, living room examples, among others. One of the exhibition rooms is dedicated to the clock of national origin, where thematic exhibitions are temporarily held.
The Museum also offers a small garden, a bar and a library with more than 600 themed books. Its Restoration Workshop brings to life the watches once worn by our great-grandparents, grandparents and parents... and is open to all society and institutions that wish to restore their watches.
Source: “Estrelas & “Estrelas & Uriços”
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