The Museu da Tabanca is a museum in the town
Chã de Tanque in the western part of the island of
Santiago
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in
Cape Verde
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. It is dedicated to local culture, including
tabanka music. The museum was first opened in 2000 in
, the seat of the municipality of
Santa Catarina, but in December 2008 it was moved to its current location in Chã de Tanque, also part of Santa Catarina. After two years of renovation, it was reopened in November 2017.
Santa Catarina: Museu da Tabanca abre as portas novamente na próxima semana
, 17 November 2017
See also
* List of museums in Cape Verde
*List of buildings and structures in Santiago, Cape Verde
This is a list of buildings and structures in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. The list is ordered by municipality.
Praia
*Complexo Desportivo Adega
*Arquivo Histórico Nacional (Cape Verde), Capeverdean National Archives (ANCV)
* ...
References
External links
Museu da Tabanka
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070323110100/http://biztravels.net/biztravels/museums.php?id=127&lg=pt
Tabanka
Santa Catarina, Cape Verde
Tabanka
Music museums
2000 establishments in Cape Verde
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