The Museum of the Asturian People is an open-air ethnographic museum occupying a large park in the Somió neighbourhood east of central Gijón. Its collection consists of authentic rural buildings — granaries, farmhouses, mills, a forge, a chapel — transported from around Asturias and reassembled on the site, forming a landscape of traditional architecture that illustrates how the region's rural population lived from the 16th century through to the mid-20th. The hórreo (the raised grain store on stone pillars that dots every Asturian farm) appears in multiple variations, and the interiors are furnished and equipped to show working life.
The open-air format means the museum works in good weather; the buildings are more evocative walked around than read about, and children in particular find the assembled village landscape easier to engage with than cases of objects in a conventional museum room. The site also includes a collection of Asturian musical instruments and a gallery devoted to the region's traditional fiestas and crafts. The International Bagpipe Museum (Museo de la Gaita) is within the same park complex and is included in the same ticket, making a combined visit straightforward.