Casa Museo di Baressa
Rural house museum in the historic centre of Baressa, with rooms and tools of agro-pastoral life; visits by reservation only, free admission.
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About the museum
The Casa Museo di Baressa, run by the Comune, is located in the heart of the historic centre, in a building from the second half of the 19th century, fully restored and furnished with the modest household items of peasant life. It was created to recover and safeguard an important historical testimony, and it is cherished by the small community as a symbol of the lives of generations of residents.
The house, set between two courtyards paved with stone, contains the animal shelter with mangers and tools, the electric mill from the early 20th century, the bedroom with ancient artefacts, the hearth (“su foxibi”), the guest room with tapestries hand-woven in the traditional Baressa technique in bright colours, the weaving room, the pantry and the grain store.
In the rear courtyard are shelters for poultry, ploughs and field tools, as well as the olive press room with an antique animal-drawn press, a hand press and other implements of rural life.
Highlights
- Rooms of the farmhouse: hearth, bedroom, guest room, weaving room, pantry
- Tapestries hand-woven in the traditional Baressa technique
- Electric mill from the early 20th century
- Olive press room with animal-drawn press
- Free admission
Permanent exhibition
- Casa contadina ottocentesca – Route through the rooms of the house and the courtyard, with tools, furnishings, textiles and the olive press of rural life in the past.
- Operated by
- Comune di Baressa
- Visitors per year
- approx. 2,000
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission without a guided tour. The guided tour is optional: to find out its cost, it is advisable to contact the Comune in advance.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
There are architectural barriers.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Amenities & dining
- Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi is listed by the Sardegna Cultura portal.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
|---|---|
| Good to know | Visits by reservation; the guide is optional and may have a cost. |
