Museo demologico dell'economia, del lavoro e della storia sociale silana
Ethnographic museum in the east wing of the Abbazia Florense in San Giovanni in Fiore, on rural life in the Sila, with the Saverio Marra photographic archive.
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About the museum
The museum opened in 1984 in the east wing of the Abbazia Florense, after two exhibitions set up in 1982 and 1983 in the abbey's side aisle. It is dedicated to the traditions and customs of San Giovanni in Fiore and the Sila, and is recognised by the Calabria Region as one of its regional museums.
The route unfolds over seven rooms on two floors plus a basement, arranged by type and theme: the goldsmith's and the shoemaker's workshops, the cycle of pig rearing and other rural production, household furnishings and weaving, farm tools and winemaking. The building also houses a library specialising in regional history and culture.
The second room houses the photographic holdings of Saverio Marra, with more than 2,500 glass plates made mainly between 1914 and 1946, of which around 190 are on display. It is considered one of the most important historical photographic archives in southern Italy.
Highlights
- Saverio Marra photographic archive with around 190 images on display
- Reconstructed workshops of the goldsmith and the shoemaker
- Sections on pig rearing, weaving, farm tools and winemaking
- Seat in the east wing of the Abbazia Florense
- Specialist library on regional history
Permanent exhibitions
- Sezioni demologiche – Seven rooms with craft workshops, rural production cycles, furnishings, weaving, farm tools and winemaking.
- Archivio fotografico Saverio Marra – More than 2,500 glass plates from 1914–1946, of which around 190 are displayed in the second room.
- Founded
- 1984
- Visitors per year
- approx. 3,800 (2019)
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