It is located in the city of Viseu, parish of Santa Maria de Viseu, Municipality and District of Viseu, central Portugal
The stone building was built by a nephew of Bishop D. Diogo Ortiz de Vilhegas and is flanked by a garden. In the central part there is a Renaissance portal and a 16th century escutcheon with Ortizes' coat of arms.
Casa do Miradouro, one of the most notable historical buildings in the city of Viseu, dates back to the 16th century and houses the archaeological remains of José Coelho, an illustrious Viseuse intellectual of the 16th century. XX.
The exhibition “José Coelho: A Passion for the Past” reveals the important legacy of the precursors of archeology in the Viseu region with a strong pedagogical component and the exhibition focuses on a set of pieces that are icons of our regional history.
The result of his explorations or offered by colleagues or students, the pieces show the care that José Coelho took with them all as he knew that they were just part of a vast puzzle that he was trying to reconstruct.
Casa do Miradouro houses the José Coelho Archaeological Collection, an illustrious Visean who made public his archaeological explorations in the region and references to other important prehistoric landmarks in the region such as the Megalithic Necropolis of Pedralta – Côta or the Anta de Mamaltar do Vale de Fachas, a National Monument.
José Coelho was born in 1887 in Travassós de Baixo and studied Historical and Geographical Sciences at the University of Lisbon.
The archaeologist returns to Viseu where he married, had three children and spent his entire life as a high school teacher and was a researcher into the History and Archeology of the region.
The archaeologist was a curious, attentive and thorough researcher, a staunch defender and promoter of local heritage, collecting disputes for its investigation and safeguarding.
The José Coelho Archaeological Collection donated to the Municipality of Viseu in 1979 is made up of objects collected by the archaeologist, during his excavations and wanderings around the region, and gifts from former students and friends.
The objects he catalogued, investigated, organized and stored in his home were destined for an ethnology museum that he never saw come to fruition.
The Collection is presented in the exhibition “José Coelho: the passion for the past” permanently at Casa do Miradouro.
Between 1916 and 1968, José Coelho recorded his investigations and his day-to-day life in 158 small dated and numbered notebooks.
The documents as part of the Archaeological Collection are a window into the author's life and work and into daily life in Viseu in the first half of the 20th century.
The PAV has a collection of 143 Archaeological Notebooks that can be consulted at Casa do Miradouro and a project is underway to make these documents available online.
José Coelho as a true scientist who was always very concerned about publicizing his studies and discoveries.
The effort resulted in a numerous and diverse set of titles authored by him, including books, articles in scientific magazines and local, regional and national newspapers, essential publications for research into regional history.
Casa do Miradouro, one of the most notable historical buildings in the city of Viseu, dates back to the 16th century and houses the archaeological remains of José Coelho, an illustrious Viseuse intellectual of the 16th century. XX.
The exhibition “José Coelho: A Passion for the Past” reveals the important legacy of the precursors of archeology in the Viseu region with a strong pedagogical component and the exhibition focuses on a set of pieces that are icons of our regional history.
The result of his explorations or offered by colleagues or students, the pieces show the care that José Coelho took with them all as he knew that they were just part of a vast puzzle that he was trying to reconstruct.
Casa do Miradouro houses the José Coelho Archaeological Collection, an illustrious Visean who made public his archaeological explorations in the region and references to other important prehistoric landmarks in the region such as the Megalithic Necropolis of Pedralta – Côta or the Anta de Mamaltar do Vale de Fachas, a National Monument.
José Coelho was born in 1887 in Travassós de Baixo and studied Historical and Geographical Sciences at the University of Lisbon.
The archaeologist returns to Viseu where he married, had three children and spent his entire life as a high school teacher and was a researcher into the History and Archeology of the region.
The archaeologist was a curious, attentive and thorough researcher, a staunch defender and promoter of local heritage, collecting disputes for its investigation and safeguarding.
The José Coelho Archaeological Collection donated to the Municipality of Viseu in 1979 is made up of objects collected by the archaeologist, during his excavations and wanderings around the region, and gifts from former students and friends.
The objects he catalogued, investigated, organized and stored in his home were destined for an ethnology museum that he never saw come to fruition.
The Collection is presented in the exhibition “José Coelho: the passion for the past” permanently at Casa do Miradouro.
Between 1916 and 1968, José Coelho recorded his investigations and his day-to-day life in 158 small dated and numbered notebooks.
The documents as part of the Archaeological Collection are a window into the author's life and work and into daily life in Viseu in the first half of the 20th century.
The PAV has a collection of 143 Archaeological Notebooks that can be consulted at Casa do Miradouro and a project is underway to make these documents available online.
José Coelho as a true scientist who was always very concerned about publicizing his studies and discoveries.
The effort resulted in a numerous and diverse set of titles authored by him, including books, articles in scientific magazines and local, regional and national newspapers, essential publications for research into regional history.
