La Nave della Sila - Museo Narrante dell’emigrazione
Narrative museum of emigration in a former cattle shed (vaccheria) at Torre Camigliati in the Sila: a route aboard a ship, with the section “Mar e Madre” on immigration.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
La Nave della Sila is a narrative museum dedicated to Italian emigration, conceived by the Fondazione Napoli Novantanove and curated by Gian Antonio Stella. It opened in 2005 on the Old Calabria Torre Camigliati estate, in the heart of the Sila plateau, in an old cattle shed restored by the architect Sila Barracco.
The visit takes place among large photographs, most of them previously unpublished, accompanied by a narrating voice that tells stories of suffering, courage and hope, and by a soundtrack of emigrant songs. The setting recalls the deck of a ship, with the funnels serving as points for further information. The project aims to commemorate the departures of millions of people, but also the contribution of those who carried Italian enterprise around the world.
In July 2013 the section “Mar e Madre” was opened, set up in a container next to the museum and devoted to immigration to Italy. The story begins with the arrival of the ship Vlora at Bari on 8 August 1991 and recalls the journeys of migrants across the sea and the desert, with the voice of Erri De Luca reading from his book “Cimitero di Lampedusa”.
Highlights
- Narrated route aboard a ship recreated in a former cattle shed
- Large photographs, documents and songs of Italian emigration
- Funnels as points of educational interest
- “Mar e Madre” section on immigration, in a container beside the museum
- Library, archive and photo collection on the theme of migration
- Founded
- 2005
- Operated by
- Fondazione Napoli Novantanove
- Visitors per year
- approx. 1,100
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
SIMET coach services from Rome to Camigliatello Silano (daily); by train as far as Paola, with a connection to Cosenza.
By car from Cosenza, take the Silana-Crotonese dual carriageway (SS 107) towards Spezzano della Sila; for satnav, enter “Via di Camigliati, Camigliatello Silano”.
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Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | Visits for schools and groups are available by reservation all year; booking can be made through the website or by calling 0984 578200. |
