Museo della civiltà normanna
Museum in the 17th-century Palazzo Bevere-Gambacorta, which tells the story of the Norman-Swabian kingdom with coins, copies, multimedia installations and a hall of arms.
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About the museum
The museum belongs to the Centro europeo di Studi Normanni (CESN), founded in 1991 in Ariano Irpino, the town where the first Norman county of southern Italy arose. In 1140 Roger II convened there the assembly of vassals that promulgated his Constitutions, one of the best-known moments in local history.
The current seat is the Palazzo Bevere-Gambacorta, a 17th-century building owned by the municipality and recently restored, with a four-arched gallery onto which seven rooms open. The new display, with LED lighting of rooms and finds, was opened on 1 July 2023 with the support of the Fondazione Cultura e Arte.
The route is divided into two sections. The first, devoted to Norman civilisation, includes a room with a multimedia installation on the history of the Norman-Swabian kingdom, models of towns and settlements, and the rooms of Roger II and Frederick II, with coins, seals, copies of documents and objects. The second section houses the Museo e Centro Studi “Mario Troso”, with about 250 pole weapons and a model of the Battle of Hastings of 1066.
Highlights
- Copy of Roger II’s mantle, worn by Frederick II
- Collection of Norman and Swabian coins, including the silver ducat and the augustal
- Multimedia installation “quadrisfera” on the Norman-Swabian kingdom
- Hall of arms with about 250 pole weapons
- Model of the Battle of Hastings (1066)
Permanent exhibitions
- Museo della civiltà normanna – Period finds, copies of artefacts and multimedia installations on the history of the Norman-Swabian kingdom, with the rooms of Roger II and Frederick II.
- Museo e Centro Studi «Mario Troso» – About 250 pole weapons dating from the 5th to the 18th century and a model of the Battle of Hastings of 1066.
- Operated by
- Centro europeo di Studi Normanni (CESN)
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Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
Bookshop at the entrance with publications of the CESN.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | A touchscreen monitor allows visitors to consult parchment manuscripts of the Norman-Swabian kingdom; a virtual tour is available on the website. |
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