Museu da Tabanka

Museu da Tabanka
Museu da Tabanca
Front of the museum viewed from Asssomada's main square
Location	Rua Amílcar Cabral Assomada, Santiago, Cape Verde
Type	Music-related Museum
Collections	music, tabanka-related

The Museu da Tabanka or Tabanca is a museum in Assomada in the central part of the island of Santiago in Cape Verde that is related with music, notably the tabanka. The building was built by the Repartição da Fazenda e dos Correios which is considered a cultural and historic heritage site for its architectural tracings, the actual Assomada Cultural Centre is located in the heart of the city and its to its main square.

The Museu da Tabanka organizes temporary expos and diverse spectacles, looking and provides its cultural life in the municipality of Santa Catarina and the interior of the island of Santiago. The museum features a valuable estates of writing and drawing documentations under tabanka, an original local parade in which the traditional local figures are ridicularized.

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Museu da Tabanka (Portuguese)
(Portuguese) http://biztravels.net/biztravels/museums.php?id=127&lg=pt
Profile of Museum at Saatchi (portuguese)

Municipality of Santa Catarina

Communities and settlements	Assomada Boa Entrada Figueira das Naus Palha Carga Ribeira da Barca Rincão

Geographical features	Pico da Antónia

Landmarks and points of Interests	Museu da Tabanka Serra do Pico da Antónia Important Bird Area

Other	Os Amigos Desportivo de Assomada

Cape Verde Barlavento Santiago Santa Catarina

Coordinates: 15°05′32″N 23°42′04″W / 15.0921°N 23.7011°W / 15.0921; -23.7011

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