Museo Il Tarpato
Civic museum in Grottammare dedicated to the naïf painter Giacomo Pomili, known as Il Tarpato, in his house in the old town.
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About the museum
The museum is named after Giacomo Pomili (1925–1997), a naïf painter from Grottammare who signed his works with the nickname “Il Tarpato”, an allusion to the forced limitation of his possibilities, like a bird with clipped wings. It was founded in 2013 and renovated in 2021, and is housed in a building in the old town, in Piazza Peretti, where the artist had exhibited his paintings.
The museum holds a large collection of Pomili's paintings. The route is arranged over two floors, each devoted to a different theme: on the upper floor, the artist's relationship with naïf painting and spontaneous art; on the lower floor, his interest in the history and folklore of Grottammare, with references to the historical themes of the old town and to the fairy tales of popular tradition.
Highlights
- Collection of naïf paintings by Giacomo Pomili, known as Il Tarpato
- Focus on naïf painting and spontaneous art
- Themes of history and folklore of the old town of Grottammare
- Museum renovated in 2021
Permanent exhibition
- Giacomo Pomili, il Tarpato – Naïf paintings by Pomili, with one floor on the artist's relationship with naïf art and one on the history and folklore of Grottammare.
- Founded
- 2013
- Operated by
- Comune di Grottammare
- Visitors per year
- approx. 3,500
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