Reg.Nr. HA-2005/PT/03

Museum, Church and Cemetery, Luz Village

Due to the construction of a dam to provide water in this arid region of S-E Portugal, the village of Luz was submerged. The inhabitants and their culture were relocated in a brand new village. The church and cemetery of the old village were reinstated on the site of the new ...
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Project details

Title:Museum, Church and Cemetery, Luz Village
Entr. year: 2005
Result:Diploma
Country: Portugal
Town: Luz, Mourão, Évora (Alentejo Region)
Category type: architectural heritage
Building type/ Project type: Religious building/memorial
Former use:Church and Cemetery
Actual use:Museum, Church and Cemetery
Built: 15th-16th century
The Jury's citation: For the ingenious relocation of the village's church and cemetery and for the appropriate design of a new museum to preserve and develop the identity of the village and establish a link between the past and the future.
GPS:38°20'41,1"N; 7°22'51,7"W
Web, Links:

www.museudaluz.org.pt/103000/2/index.htm

Description:
Due to the construction of a dam to provide water in this arid region of S-E Portugal, the village of Luz was submerged. The inhabitants and their culture were relocated in a brand new village. The church and cemetery of the old village were reinstated on the site of the new village. A museum was designed as an entity to preserve and support the identity links between the new village and the old submerged village. The schistose ground on which the new village is built, makes this re-foundation an inevitable experience of working with the same fabric and local traditions as in the old village.