Museo etnografico regionale Collezione Luigi Cocco
Regional ethnographic museum in the Cittadella dei Musei in Cagliari, with around 2,000 objects of Sardinian folk culture, including textiles and jewellery.
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About the museum
The collection is named after the magistrate Luigi Cocco (Villasor 1883 – Cagliari 1959), who from the 1920s of the 20th century until the end of his life gathered objects of Sardinian folk art, first in his native village and then in various parts of the island. By 1937 much of the material had been brought together and was shown at ethnographic exhibitions.
In 1948 the Ministry of Education declared the collection a complex of exceptional artistic and historical interest, and in 1954 the Regione Sardegna bought it by regional law. After renovation work on the regional pavilion of the Cittadella dei Musei, the Istituto Superiore Regionale Etnografico (ISRE) has displayed it permanently.
The collection comprises around 2,000 objects, mostly from the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century: 731 textile items, mainly from the centre-south of the island and woven on the horizontal loom; 1,266 jewellery pieces, mostly silver, linked to clothing and personal adornment; and a smaller number of tools, furniture and carved works.
Highlights
- 731 Sardinian textile items woven on the horizontal loom
- 1,266 jewellery pieces, amulets, buttons and belts
- Barbaricine chests of chestnut wood with carved fronts
- Wooden tools, carved horn and palm work
- Operated by
- Istituto Superiore Regionale Etnografico (ISRE)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €3visitors under 18 and over 65, families, groups of more than 5 people |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for people with disabilities and for a family member or companion of socio-health services. |
| Groups (6+ people) | €3 per personGroups of more than 5 people: reduced ticket. |
| Combined ticket with the Museo della vita e delle tradizioni popolari sarde, Casa museo Grazia Deledda and the Museo della Ceramica (Nuoro) | €10 |
| Combined ticket for two ISRE museums of your choice | €8 |
Free admission: First Sunday of the month
Free admission also for professional guides with organised groups, students and teachers accompanying school trips, ICOM members with a card, tourist guides and journalists.
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Getting there & parking
The museum is housed in the Cittadella dei Musei, in Piazza Arsenale, in the historic Castello district.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | The museum is located in the regional pavilion of the Cittadella dei Musei. |
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