Centro iconografico Arbëresh
Permanent exhibition in the Palazzo Miceli in Mongrassano on the material culture and traditions of the Arbëreshë community, in thirteen rooms over two floors.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The Centro iconografico Arbëresh (C.I.AR.) is housed in the historic Palazzo Miceli, in the Serra di Leo district of Mongrassano, built in 1750 for the Miceli barons. Today the palace belongs to the municipality and also houses the municipal library and the municipal language desk. The administration intends to turn it into a multipurpose centre for research and cultural activities.
The permanent exhibition arose from collaboration between the municipality, the cultural association “Bashkim Kulturor Arbëresh” of Spezzano Albanese and the language desk, as part of a cultural policy aimed at protecting and promoting Arbëreshë identity.
The route is divided into two areas. On the ground floor, six rooms present material culture: objects and photographs, without reconstructed settings, give a picture of domestic life and work in the Arbëreshë communities of the area until about fifty years ago, with captions in Arbërisht, in Calabrian dialect, in Italian and, where possible, in English. On the first floor, seven rooms illustrate traditional practices, arranged in the cycle of the year (from Christmas to Easter, Marian and village festivals, pilgrimages, musical instruments) and the cycle of life (from birth to marriage). The wedding room displays the traditional costumes of Mongrassano.
Highlights
- Six rooms on Arbëreshë material culture, with captions in Arbërisht, Calabrian dialect, Italian and English
- Seven rooms on traditional practices: the cycle of the year and the cycle of life
- Traditional costumes of Mongrassano in the wedding room
- Housed in the historic Palazzo Miceli, an 18th-century baronial residence
Permanent exhibitions
- Mostra permanente delle Tradizioni e Cultura Arbëreshe – La cultura materiale – Six rooms on the ground floor with objects and photographs of the domestic and working life of the Arbëreshë communities.
- Mostra permanente delle Tradizioni e Cultura Arbëreshe – Le tradizioni – Seven rooms on the first floor on the cycle of the year and the cycle of life, with objects, photographs, musical instruments and costumes.
- Operated by
- Comune di Mongrassano
- Visitors per year
- approx. 250
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By car
You can park in the streets next to the historic centre and walk a short distance to the palace.
The palace is in the historic centre, reachable on foot from Piazza Tavolaro and the nearby streets; the nearest public transport links run along the SS19, a few minutes’ walk from the centre.
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