The huge set of artefacts and objects of an ethnographic nature belongs to different collections. Comprising items donated by private individuals or institutions or purchased by the local authority, the items began to be gathered during the 1990s and include: the collection of the blacksmith’s house, comprising everyday objects from a forge and a blacksmith’s and farrier’s workshop; the River Museum’s collection, comprising old fishing equipment of everyday use for work on the river; agricultural tools and domestic utensils; and items of handicraft, among others. These collections provide evidence of local history and the rural lives of people in Alcoutim during the 20th century.