Museo civico "Don Nicola Gambino"

About the museum

The Museo civico “Don Nicola Gambino” in Rocca San Felice, in upper Irpinia, holds the finds recovered during the archaeological research carried out in the course of restoration work on the castle and village. They are objects made of ceramic, metal, glass, wood, bone, terracotta and stone, brought to light during the excavations.

After long cleaning and restoration work, the museum displays around 150 ceramic objects for everyday use and for the table, six coins, eight stone projectiles, thirteen metal objects, glass fragments, a fireplace jamb and some pieces of worked bone. Most of the material dates from the medieval and late medieval periods.

The five display cases contain painted glazed ceramics and proto-maiolica tableware, cooking wares such as pans, pots and lids, amphorae, and undecorated and painted vessels in various shades of red and brown. Other cases hold stone projectiles for catapults, a small terracotta ball used as a toy in the early Middle Ages, pins, knives, nails, horseshoes and spindle whorls.

Highlights

• 150 ceramic table and cooking wares from the medieval and late medieval periods
• Painted glazed ware and proto-maiolica with geometric, plant and animal decoration
• Stone projectiles for catapults
• Terracotta ball, an early medieval toy
• Coins, metal tools and bone objects from the castle and village

Permanent exhibition

• Collezione archeologica del castello e del borgo – Five display cases of table and cooking ceramics, amphorae, stone projectiles, coins, and metal and bone tools.

Operated by

Comune di Rocca San Felice

Visitors per year

approx. 1,300

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
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• 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

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The museum is in the village of Rocca San Felice, in Via del Forno Vecchio, near the castle (now reduced to ruins).

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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