Museo civico Giuseppe Barone
19th-century museum in the former town hall of Baranello: the collection donated in 1897 by Giuseppe Barone, with antiquities, ceramics and paintings.
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About the museum
The Museo civico di Baranello houses the private collection of works of art and antiquities donated to the municipality in 1897 by the architect Giuseppe Barone. To house it, a new floor was built on the former town hall, which Barone himself had renovated at the end of the 19th century with mullioned windows, a classicising façade and a white marble sundial.
The museum is on the second floor of the building and preserves its original display: two rooms with the historic display cases, arranged according to the exhibition criteria of the 19th century. Climbing the staircase gives the impression of entering a world where time has stopped.
The first room holds Greek and Italiote ceramics (over 120 pieces, a unique corpus for Molise), Attic black-figure and red-figure vases, terracottas, antefixes, oscilla and astragali, along with paintings of the Neapolitan and Flemish schools and an Egyptian canopic jar. The second room displays vases, bronzes, mirrors and jewellery of Etruscan origin, Capodimonte and Pescolanciano porcelain, and objects of Chinese, Japanese and Indian art, in keeping with the taste of 19th-century collecting. The picture gallery holds paintings of different periods and schools, many of them recently restored.
Highlights
- Original 19th-century display with historic cases
- Over 120 Greek and Italiote ceramics, a unique corpus in Molise
- Paintings of the Neapolitan and Flemish schools, including “Mangiatore di prosciutto”
- Egyptian canopic jar with mummified remains
- Etruscan bronzes, mirrors and jewellery
Permanent exhibitions
- La raccolta Barone – Antiquities, Greek and Italiote ceramics, Etruscan bronzes and art objects in the original 19th-century display cases.
- La pinacoteca – Paintings of different periods and schools, largely from the Neapolitan area and partly recently restored.
- Founded
- 1897
- Operated by
- Comune di Baranello
- Visitors per year
- approx. 2,500
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Visits by reservation only, free of charge.
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
The museum is on the second floor of the former town hall, reached by the entrance staircase; the website gives no information on accessibility arrangements.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Baranello is linked to Campobasso by intercity buses of ATM (Azienda Trasporti Molisana), with journeys of about 20–30 minutes from the bus terminal; the railway station at the entrance to the village, on the Campobasso–Isernia line, is currently not in operation.
The village is about 15 km from Campobasso (about 20 minutes by car): from Campobasso take the SS 87 towards Bojano/Isernia; from the A14 (Termoli exit) take the SS 647 “Bifernina”.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Reservation required via the website or on telephone +39 0874 460 406. |
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