Located inside the walls of Bragança citadel in a refurbished building, this museum is due to the cross-border partnership and collaboration between the Municipalities of Bragança and Zamora, in Spain.
The museum, focused on the theme of masks, opened on the 24 of February 2007.Its main objective is to contribute to a wider knowledge of Carnival and Winter Festivities traditions from the portuguese regions of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, and the Spanish district of Zamora.
Throughout the three floors of the building, visitors can be in touch with a multiplicity of celebrations, characters and rituals, where masks have a leading role.
Besides being in direct contact with the characters represented by the caretos (wearers of traditional masks) as shown here, the visitors will experience different festivities that take place in some villages during winter. This is accomplished through an exhibition of photographs and artefacts, combined with the sound of traditional music.