PT22 Visit to D. Diogo de Sousa museum

Firstly, the students had the opportunity to discover some examples of Portuguese cuisine in the museum's cafeteria.

Secondly, the guide presented them with exhibits of ruins and archaeological finds from the Braga region. 

During the Roman Empire the town was called Bracara Augusta probably in 16 BC. It was the capital of the ancient province and later became a very important economic and religious city.

The visit was organised in 4 stages: the first core covers the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age. From a geographical point of view, the area of origin of these collections covers the Minho region. In the other rooms, the collections come from Bracara Augusta and its surroundings. In the second room, we find elements that illustrate the integration of the city into the Roman Empire and the development of local activities: ceramics, metal and glass. The third room contains information on Roman town planning, public space and domesticity. In the last room, in addition to a set of Roman road markers, the remains of a necropolis can be seen. The permanent exhibition closes with a number of finds related to religiosity in Roman and early Christian times. The basement of the service block contains the remains of a dwelling, "in situ", from the Roman period, with a mosaic.

The pupils were able to become aware of their common heritage linked to the history and expansion of ancient Rome. Despite the language barrier, the common cultural heritage remains the most important.