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Museum of the Sea, Cascais

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47: 54: 209:, primarily shipwrecks. Improvements continued in 2008 with the main octagonal room and the People of the Seas room, dedicated to the history and experiences of the fishing community of the town, with models of fisherfolk and examples of their clothing and nets. There is also a boat gallery with models of fishing boats and pleasure craft that once sailed in the 34: 184:, the members, who came from the nobility, came to be known as “of the Parade”, compared with those who were “not of the Parade”. For a time the club was known as the Royal Sporting Club of Cascais but the use of “royal” was dropped after the establishment of the 259:. The museum's collection of marine fossils is also exhibited as part of an exhibition entitled “The Sea and the Origin of Life”. This was developed through collaboration with foreign institutions and with researchers from the 200:
In 1976, the building became the property of the Municipality of Cascais. Planning of the museum began in 1978 but it was not opened until 1992. It was expanded in 1997 with a new exhibition space devoted to maritime
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A further exhibit covers “King Carlos and Oceanographic Science”. This project was a collaboration of several institutions, including the Vasco da Gama Aquarium, the
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of Monaco, among others, and reconstructs the main research activities of the king and his team aboard the yacht
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of Portugal to promote sports and host social events. Built on the former parade ground of the nearby
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Museum of the Sea, Cascais is located in Portugal
Coordinates
38°41′43″N 9°25′30″W / 38.6952°N 9.4249°W / 38.6952; -9.4249
Portuguese
Maritime Museum
Cascais
Lisbon District
Portugal
Cascais Sporting Club
Prince Carlos
Citadel of Cascais
First Portuguese Republic
Casa Sommer
ethnography
underwater archaeology
River Tagus
Portuguese Navy Museum
Natural History Museum of London
Oceanographic Museum
Amélia IV
biodiversity
porcupinefish
Bottlenose skate
Atlantic bluefin tuna
sperm whale
pygmy sperm whale
National Museum of Natural History and Science
University of Lisbon
"Museum of the Sea"

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