Museo delle tradizioni rurali dell’altopiano Silano

Museum in Celico on rural life on the Sila plateau: woods, pastures, cultivated fields and the Casino Lupinacci, with routes designed for schools.

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About the museum

The museum is part of the Resource Centre of the Istituto Comprensivo “Abate Gioacchino” in Celico, which hosts it in premises made available by the municipality. The display was curated by the Vagabondaggi group, which took its inspiration from the writer Norman Douglas, and is aimed in particular at students: illustrated panels, large photographs and explanatory cards accompany every section and every object.

An introductory section, based on paper and photographic material from the historic archive of ARSSA, tells the story of the development of the plateau and the birth of the rural village of Lagarò. The route continues with four thematic sections: the woods, with the seasonal felling of timber; the pastures, with transhumant livestock farming; the fields, with the cultivation of cereals and, from the early 19th century, potatoes; and the Casino Lupinacci, a 17th-century residence that was the first permanent home in Lagarò and documents traditional domestic life. The materials come from the Comune di Celico, ARSSA, the Sila National Park and private donations.

Highlights

Section on the woods and the seasonal felling of timber
Section on pastures and transhumant herding
Section on cultivated fields, from cereals to potatoes
Casino Lupinacci and traditional domestic life
Photographs and documents from the ARSSA historic archive