{"id":572,"date":"2019-04-14T10:54:31","date_gmt":"2019-04-14T10:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/montanheiros.cecilia-designs.com\/?page_id=572"},"modified":"2026-04-15T10:33:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:33:23","slug":"museu-vulcanoespeologico","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montanheiros.com\/en\/museu-vulcanoespeologico\/","title":{"rendered":"Volcanospeleological Museum"},"content":{"rendered":" <div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-801788731\"> \n\t<div id=\"col-731376725\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \t<section class=\"section has-parallax\" id=\"section_733640013\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  \" data-parallax-container=\".section\" data-parallax-background data-parallax=\"-3\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"row row-large align-middle\"  id=\"row-798728551\"> \n\t<div id=\"col-485083946\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t <\/div> \t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_733640013 {\n  padding-top: 60px;\n  padding-bottom: 60px;\n  background-color: rgb(193, 193, 193);\n}\n#section_733640013 .section-bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/www.montanheiros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MuseuMontanheiros-06082020-_IKE9370-HDR-scaled.jpg);\n}\n#section_733640013 .ux-shape-divider--top svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-top-width: 100%;\n}\n#section_733640013 .ux-shape-divider--bottom svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t <a href=\"\/en\/faq-museu\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button primary\"  >\n    <span>FAQs<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t <\/div> <div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1930885137\"> \n\t<div id=\"col-241066734\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"is-border is-dashed\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\r\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>The Volcanospeleologic Museum is at the ground floor of Montanheiros Association Headquarters, at Rocha Street 8, in Angra do Hero\u00edsmo city. <\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span data-text-color=\"alert\">OPENING DAYS AND SCHEDULES *:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>MONDAYS to FRIDAYS<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>08:00 -12:h00 and from 13:00 &#8211; 16:00<br \/><br \/><\/strong><span data-text-color=\"alert\">*NEXT CLOSING DAY: April, 17th (afternoon)<\/span><strong><br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-text-color=\"alert\">* THE MUSEUM IS CLOSED ON LOCAL AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS:&nbsp; January 1st | Good Friday (Easter) | April 25th | May 1st | Holy Spirit Monday (moving date) | June 24th | August 15th | October 5th | November 1st | December 1st | December 8th | December 25th.<br \/><br \/>*THE MUSEUM IS CLOSED ON LOCAL AND NATIONAL TOLERANCE DAYS:&nbsp; Carnaval Tuesday (moving date) | Good Thursday (afternoon) | Serreta&#8217;s Monday (September &#8211; moving date) |&nbsp; December 24th | December 31st<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\r\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\r\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\r\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words &#091;.text-message+&amp;&#093;:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"32f51d31-41c3-4000-b99d-f5e0bda8b9b9\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\r\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-&#091;3px&#093;\">\r\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\r\n<p>With the recent expansion works, the visiting area of the VolcanoSpeleological Museum has been enlarged and now offers additional features. The new spaces are still awaiting new collections; however, the entire museum is open to visitors.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><span data-text-color=\"alert\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\" data-text-color=\"alert\"><strong>FEES:<\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;Free (donations are gratefully accepted )<br \/><br \/><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\" data-text-color=\"alert\"><b>VISITATION REGULATION:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b><\/b><span style=\"color: #999999; font-size: 95%;\">&#8211; Closing hours: 12:00 and 16:00<br \/>&#8211; No guided visits just a short briffing <br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #999999; font-size: 95%;\">&#8211; Visits last approximatly 15-30min (depending of visitors interest)<br \/><\/span>&#8211; Guided visits just by booking (school groups)<br \/>&#8211; It&#8217;s not allowed to touch surfaces and equipments<br \/>&#8211; It&#8217;s not allowed to eat or drink inside the museum<br \/>&#8211; It&#8217;s not allowed to collect images and audio of Montanheiros employees and other visitors<br \/>&#8211; It&#8217;s allowed to take pictures and footage only of the exhibition<\/p>\r\n<p><span data-text-color=\"alert\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t <\/div> <div class=\"text-center\"><div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:300px;\"><\/div><\/div> <div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-986517394\"> \n\t<div id=\"col-1882668354\" class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\" data-text-color=\"alert\"><b>OTHER USEFUL INFORMATIONS:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li data-start=\"76\" data-end=\"106\">Free Wi-Fi is available.<\/li>\r\n<li data-start=\"76\" data-end=\"106\">Restrooms are available.<\/li>\r\n<li data-start=\"76\" data-end=\"106\">Accessible ramp for people with reduced mobility is available for the two main rooms. Access to the new museum area is pending ramp installation<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"social-icons follow-icons\" ><span>Volcanospeleologic Museum<\/span><a href=\"mailto:montanheiros@montanheiros.com\" data-label=\"E-mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"icon button circle is-outline  email tooltip\" title=\"Send us an email\" aria-label=\"Send us an email\"><i class=\"icon-envelop\" ><\/i><\/a><\/div> \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t \n\t<div id=\"col-44871504\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h1 class=\"alt-font\"><span style=\"font-size: 160%;\">Volcanospeleologic Museum<\/span><\/h1>\r\n<p>Since the beginning of their activity, the Montanheiros have shown a strong connection to matters of geology, as well as a very special appreciation for the unique formations and natural structures that volcanic cavities contain.<\/p>\r\n<p>With the first speleological expeditions also came the first samples, brought to light for scientific purposes and, obviously, to arouse people&#8217;s curiosity, enticing them to a cause that was then taking its first steps.<br \/>One after another the samples became a set worthy of being displayed.<\/p>\r\n<h3>The Museum<\/h3>\r\n<p>Unfortunately, economic conditions, not very favorable, greatly limited the pretensions of this still young association. However, in a very rudimentary way, on simple shelves, a permanent exhibition was set up that, at the time, already attracted some curious people. It was the late 1960s.<\/p>\r\n<p>Over time, more expeditions, more field work was carried out, and it was slowly but surely possible to collect a vast collection in a museum space always adapted for the effect, were it not for the fact that in the 1970s the association was still in rented headquarters. From time to time, exhibitions were organized for the interested population, in which the material was presented in a more careful way.<\/p>\r\n<p>In the 1980s, after the acquisition of the ruins of the building that would become the first headquarters of the association, the reconstruction was planned with a purpose-built space. The designation &#8220;exhibition&#8221; was abandoned and replaced by &#8220;museum-room&#8221;. But here, too, progress was partial: the dignification of the space was not matched by the adequacy of the equipment, such as the exhibitors. This new space was given the name &#8220;Machado Fagundes&#8221; volcano speleological museum, in an invocation to the memory of a partner to whom the Montanheiros owed a lot.<\/p>\r\n<p>Over time, &#8220;Os Montanheiros&#8221; came to enrich their museum-room with various formations, characteristic of the volcanic cavities scattered throughout the archipelago, thus making up the rich collection of samples that they have and allowing visitors and specialists to gain a greater understanding of the geology of these islands.<\/p>\r\n<p>Such a valuable material, as the one that can be found here, by itself would justify an important investment in its arrangement and exhibition. Aware of this importance, over the years, the museum space has been improved, and new exhibitions have been set up, to be seen on the occasion of the association&#8217;s anniversary celebrations and whenever the request of those interested coincided with the possibilities of the Direction&#8217;s elements in providing the entrance.<\/p>\r\n<p>During the 1990s, work was done to enlarge the museum-room, as well as several improvements to the space and support structures, transforming it into what is now pretentiously called a vulcanoespeleological museum.<\/p>\r\n<p>In this space, where various materials and structures resulting from the volcanic genesis of these islands are represented, it is also possible to find a 3D model representation of 6 of the 9 islands of the Azores, a xylotheque, a collection of clay from Terceira, fossils, geomorphological model, Angra do Hero\u00edsmo city model.<br \/>A new exhibition room was recently opened; although it&#8217;s still unfinished, it can already be visited.<br \/>Nowadays it is visited by many hundreds of curious and interested people, including many school groups. It is now a space of didactic action for the students who visit it, and at the same time it supports the knowledge of all visitors who come to these parts.<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t \n\t<div id=\"col-597337839\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"is-border is-dashed\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t \t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1832165186\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t \t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2256\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montanheiros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SedeRuadeS\u00e3oJo\u00e3o108f.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.montanheiros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SedeRuadeS\u00e3oJo\u00e3o108f.jpg 2256w, https:\/\/www.montanheiros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SedeRuadeS\u00e3oJo\u00e3o108f-588x400.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.montanheiros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SedeRuadeS\u00e3oJo\u00e3o108f-1175x800.jpg 1175w, https:\/\/www.montanheiros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SedeRuadeS\u00e3oJo\u00e3o108f-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.montanheiros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SedeRuadeS\u00e3oJo\u00e3o108f-1536x1046.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.montanheiros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SedeRuadeS\u00e3oJo\u00e3o108f-2048x1394.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.montanheiros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SedeRuadeS\u00e3oJo\u00e3o108f-500x340.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2256px) 100vw, 2256px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\r\n<h4><b>The first Montanheiros&#8217; exhibition &#8211;&nbsp; 1963 a 1980<\/b><\/h4>\r\n<p><b><\/b>In expeditions to the volcanic cavities, the Montanheiros were collecting various geological samples, bringing to light what was until then unknown.<\/p>\r\n<p>The first rudimentary exhibition began in the late 1960s in the then head office located at Rua de S. Jo\u00e3o and remained there until January 1, 1980, when the great earthquake occurred on the island of Terceira.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t \t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1832165186 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n#section_1832165186 .ux-shape-divider--top svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-top-width: 100%;\n}\n#section_1832165186 .ux-shape-divider--bottom svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t \t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1270610613\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t \t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1544\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montanheiros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/4.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.montanheiros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/4.jpg 1544w, https:\/\/www.montanheiros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/4-603x400.jpg 603w, https:\/\/www.montanheiros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/4-1206x800.jpg 1206w, https:\/\/www.montanheiros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/4-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.montanheiros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/4-1536x1019.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.montanheiros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/4-500x332.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1544px) 100vw, 1544px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\r\n<h4>New house with a dedicated space for a future museum &#8211; 1986 a 2012<\/h4>\r\n<p>On December 1, 1986, the new headquarters of the Association Os Montanheiros was inaugurated at Rua da Rocha,&nbsp; already with a space reserved for the future museum. In the early 90s, the then Machado Fagundes Volcanospeleogical Museum opened its doors to the public and remained in operation until January 2012, when the works to improve the headquarters and the museum space began.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t \t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1270610613 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n#section_1270610613 .ux-shape-divider--top svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-top-width: 100%;\n}\n#section_1270610613 .ux-shape-divider--bottom svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t \t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_325419949\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t \t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montanheiros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MuseuMontanheiros-06082020-_IKE9370-HDR-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.montanheiros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MuseuMontanheiros-06082020-_IKE9370-HDR-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.montanheiros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MuseuMontanheiros-06082020-_IKE9370-HDR-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.montanheiros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MuseuMontanheiros-06082020-_IKE9370-HDR-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.montanheiros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MuseuMontanheiros-06082020-_IKE9370-HDR-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.montanheiros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MuseuMontanheiros-06082020-_IKE9370-HDR-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.montanheiros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MuseuMontanheiros-06082020-_IKE9370-HDR-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.montanheiros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MuseuMontanheiros-06082020-_IKE9370-HDR-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\r\n<h4>Montanheiros Volcanospeleological Museum&nbsp;<\/h4>\r\n<p>The now refurbished museum, with a larger area and better visiting conditions, for people with or without limitations, with new exhibits, lighting, and a new geomorphological model, reopened its doors on December 1, 2019. Due to the large collection, an inventory was also made of all the pieces on display and of many more that are in reserve.<\/p>\r\n<p>Due to the acquisition of the property adjacent to the Montanheiros Headquarters, the exhibition area has expanded, and the new section is still incomplete but open to visitors<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t \t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_325419949 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n#section_325419949 .ux-shape-divider--top svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-top-width: 100%;\n}\n#section_325419949 .ux-shape-divider--bottom svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t <\/div> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FAQs &nbsp;The Volcanospeleologic Museum is at the ground floor of Montanheiros Association Headquarters, at Rocha Street 8, in Angra do Hero\u00edsmo city. 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