Museo delle arti e tradizioni di Puglia
Ethnographic museum in the former Dominican convent in Latiano, with over 3,500 objects of rural and craft life and sections on textiles, wine and ceramics.
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About the museum
The museum opened in 1974 on the initiative of the Pro Loco di Latiano, thanks to numerous objects donated by citizens and linked to the recent past of the community. Since 1991 the collection has belonged to the municipality, while the Pro Loco continues to look after visits and activities.
The museum is housed in the former Dominican convent, a 16th-century building that now also houses other museums of the city’s museum complex, such as the Museo del Sottosuolo and the Museo della Storia della Farmacia. The museum belongs to the ethno-anthropological collections, which preserve both everyday objects and testimonies of intangible heritage such as festivals, rites and songs.
The route includes domestic, craft and agricultural rooms reconstructed with original pieces, for a total of over 3,500 objects of rural life. A special section is devoted to textiles and clothing, with more than 600 pieces; other sections cover wine and ceramics. The Archivio della Memoria (archive of memory) holds thousands of documents, including photographs and recordings of intangible heritage. All captions are in Italian and in the Latiano dialect.
Highlights
- Over 3,500 objects of rural and craft life
- Textiles and clothing section with more than 600 pieces
- Reconstructed domestic, craft and farm rooms
- Archivio della Memoria with photographs and documents
- Sections on wine and ceramics
- Captions in Italian and in the Latiano dialect
Permanent exhibition
- Percorso etnografico – Reconstructed domestic, craft and farm rooms with original objects, sections on textiles and clothing, wine and ceramics, and an archive of memory.
- Founded
- 1974
- Operated by
- Comune di Latiano (gestione delle visite: Pro Loco di Latiano)
- Visitors per year
- approx. 2,350
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours are run by the Pro Loco di Latiano, which also organises events and workshops; bookings are made by email. |
