Museo della civiltà contadina di Scido

About the museum

The Museo della civiltà contadina di Scido is housed in Palazzo Ruffo, a building from 1875 that also houses the municipal library “Paolo Greco”. It displays material evidence of old trades that have now disappeared: tools, cauldrons and old iron implements.

Inside, visitors can see an old stone oil mill with a large water-driven wheel from the early decades of the 20th century, still in working order. The museum also holds archaeological and numismatic finds, antique furniture from the 18th and 19th centuries, and ethnoanthropological items, including fine garments and collections of terracotta objects.

One room is devoted to pipes: over two hundred pieces made by Mastro Rocco De Giglio, most of them shaped like animals or human figures, with thematic display cases on birds, mammals, reptiles, prehistoric animals and the faces of well-known figures.

Highlights

• Stone oil mill with water-driven wheel, still working
• Room of pipes by Mastro Rocco De Giglio (over 200 pieces)
• Tools, cauldrons and iron implements of old trades
• Archaeological and numismatic finds, 18th- and 19th-century furniture

Permanent exhibition

• Collezione di civiltà contadina e sala delle pipe – Old trades, a working oil mill, archaeological and numismatic finds, antique furniture and a room with over two hundred handmade pipes.

Operated by

Comune di Scido

Visitors per year

approx. 150

Admission & discounts

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The museum is in Palazzo Ruffo, in the same building as the municipal library “Paolo Greco”.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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