Museo etnografico di Servola
Small ethnographic museum in the Servola district of Trieste, with a reconstructed traditional house, bread oven, costumes and historical documents.
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About the museum
The museum grew out of the initiative of parish priest Dušan Jakomin, who began gathering testimonies, documents, photographs and objects in Servola to preserve the memory of the village. Particular attention was paid to the figure of the krušarca (bread-maker), the woman who baked bread at home and sold it in the city, an activity that shaped the identity of Servola and of all Trieste.
The quantity of material collected led to the idea of cataloguing it and creating a museum. Opposite the Dom Jakob Ukmar house stood an abandoned building with several owners, who decided to donate it to Jakomin; the renovation involved the community as well, despite differing mentalities and languages. The Museo etnografico di Servola opened on 22 June 1975 and today holds over 2,000 objects.
On the ground floor the typical Servola house is reconstructed, with kitchen and bread oven, bedroom and period tools; upstairs costumes, photographs and historical documents are displayed, and the room on the first floor hosts themed exhibitions from time to time. The museum is run by the Servola cultural circle (Škedenjsko kulturno društvo).
Highlights
- Reconstructed Servola house with kitchen and bread oven
- Bread-making tools of the krušarca bakers
- Traditional bedroom with a high bed
- Traditional Servola costumes, photographs and historical documents
- Over 2,000 objects collected by Father Dušan Jakomin
Permanent exhibition
- Casa servolana, costumi e documenti – On the ground floor a reconstructed kitchen, oven and bedroom of a Servola house; upstairs traditional costumes, photographs and historical documents.
- Founded
- 1975
- Operated by
- Škedenjsko kulturno društvo (Circolo culturale di Servola)
- Visitors per year
- approx. 500
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: not available
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The museum spreads over two floors connected by stairs and, according to its operators, is not suitable for people with mobility impairments.
Kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 40 min |
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | The visit lasts about 40 minutes. The museum can admit a maximum of 10 people at a time. Telephone information with Anica on +39 348 570 9842, from 12:00 to 15:00. |
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