Museo del Lavoro
Municipal museum in the cellars of Palazzo Amatucci in San Potito Ultra, with more than a thousand objects relating to trades and everyday life; closed for works.
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About the museum
The Museo del Lavoro in San Potito Ultra arose from the De Felice – Sbriziolo donation: a collection of antique tools and work implements, transferred from the Province of Avellino to the Municipality by the architect Eirene Sbriziolo with the aim of creating the first museum of work in Irpinia. It opened in 2006 and has grown thanks to further donations from private individuals and purchases by the municipal administration.
It is located in the cellars of the eighteenth-century Palazzo dei baroni Amatucci, today the seat of the Municipality, where the family archive is also kept. It displays more than a thousand objects, dating from the eighteenth to the twentieth century and coming mainly from the local area and southern Italy: tools of technical and liberal professions, household objects, clothing, music and craft workshops. These include miniature reconstructions of trades such as the stonemason, the typographer, the carpenter, the barber and the blacksmith, scenes of material life, and life-size shop windows of old shops.
The museum is linked to the Vecchia Ramiera, a nineteenth-century iron and copper foundry in the nearby locality of the same name, which hosts food, wine and music events in summer. The museum is recognised as being of regional interest, is part of the Sistema Irpinia and offers educational workshops for children.
Highlights
- Miniatures of trades: stonemason, typographer, carpenter, barber, blacksmith
- Scenes of material life, such as the pig slaughter
- Life-size shop windows of old shops
- More than a thousand objects from the eighteenth to the twentieth century
- Vecchia Ramiera, nineteenth-century iron and copper foundry
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione permanente – More than a thousand objects, including tools, miniatures of trades, scenes of daily life and shop windows of old shops.
- Founded
- 2006
- Operated by
- Comune di San Potito Ultra
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €2 |
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| Reduced | €1 |
| Groups | €1 per personSchool groups of up to 30 pupils, with guided tour: €1 per student. |
Combined ticket for the exhibition rooms; the guided tour on request is included in the price. Prices valid before the closure.
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 states that it is accessible to people with disabilities.
Kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
Educational workshops for children are offered.
Getting there & parking
The museum is closed until further notice for renovation and energy-efficiency works.
Amenities & dining
The museum is closed until further notice for renovation and energy-efficiency works.
Events & venue rental
The museum is closed until further notice for renovation and energy-efficiency works.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided visits by appointment, included in the ticket. |
