Draft:Museum of Angra do Heroísmo

The Museum of Angra do Heroísmo is a public museum institution dedicated to museography and the promotion and dissemination of Azorean culture, with the Convent of São Francisco located in the Historic Centre of Angra do Heroísmo, on the island of Terceira, in the Azores, serving as its main museum hub.

The Museum includes other spaces that, due to their historical importance, are considered of cultural interest. They are:
 * Hermitage of Boa Nova (Angra do Heroísmo);
 * Hermitage of the Holy Spirit (Angra do Heroísmo);
 * Empire of São Pedro (Angra do Heroísmo);
 * Fort of Santa Catarina do Cabo da Praia;
 * Fort of São Pedro (Biscoitos);
 * Carmina Contemporary Art Gallery Dimas Simas Lopes;
 * Military History Core Manuel Coelho Baptista de Lima, installed in the building of the former Military Hospital of Boa Nova;
 * Anti-Aircraft Batteries from World War II, on Monte Brasil.

History
The institution was created by Decree-Law No. 37,358, of March 30, 1949, on the initiative of the General Board of the Autonomous District of Angra do Heroísmo, which supervised it until its integration into the Government of the Azores in 1976.

From 1969 it was installed in its current location, in the premises of the former Convent of São Francisco, an old building from the 17th century, with a cloister and church of great architectural size.

It suffered severe damage during the great earthquake of January 1, 1980, as a result of which it underwent a lengthy period of recovery works, when adjustments and improvements to the functionality of the traditional museum space were made.

It currently has modern facilities, where part of its important collections are exhibited. It is part of the Regional Museum Network.

Collection
The Museum of Angra's collection is vast and diverse, covering regional history and its relations with the world. Its collections of ethnography, armory and militaryia, painting, sculpture, furniture, costume, transport, ceramics, musical instruments, toys, photographys, medals, and numismatics, as well as natural history, stand out.

In terms of sacred art, the collection is divided into imagery, vestments, and paraments.

Regarding contemporary Fine Arts, the António Dacosta collection stands out, an artist native to Angra do Heroísmo, internationally recognized.