Alfercam Museum
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Alfercam Museum was a music and automobile museum
in Avilés
, Asturias
, Spain
. Its name was a combination of the owners' names: Alfredo and Fernando Campelo. Established 15 December 2006, it was Aviles' first museum and was open Wednesday through Sunday. It closed 19 November 2008 due to financial losses.
The over 1000 square foot space exhibted the collections of the Campelo brothers. One of the exhibit halls showcased approximately 400 ethnic
musical instrument
s while the second contained 30 classic car
s.
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
in Avilés
Avilés
Avilés is a city in Asturias, Spain. Avilés is with Oviedo and Gijón, one of the main towns in the Principality of Asturias.The town occupies the flattest land in the municipality, in a land that belonged to the sea, surrounded by small promontories, all of them having an altitude of less than...
, Asturias
Asturias
The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. Its name was a combination of the owners' names: Alfredo and Fernando Campelo. Established 15 December 2006, it was Aviles' first museum and was open Wednesday through Sunday. It closed 19 November 2008 due to financial losses.
The over 1000 square foot space exhibted the collections of the Campelo brothers. One of the exhibit halls showcased approximately 400 ethnic
Ethnic group
An ethnic group is a group of people whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage, often consisting of a common language, a common culture and/or an ideology that stresses common ancestry or endogamy...
musical instrument
Musical instrument
A musical instrument is a device created or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can serve as a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The history of musical instruments dates back to the...
s while the second contained 30 classic car
Classic car
A classic car is an older car; the exact meaning is variable. The Classic Car Club of America maintains that a car must be between 20 and 40 years old to be a classic, while cars over 45 years fall into the Antique Class.- Classic Car Club of America :...
s.