Museo NINA Civitella del Tronto
Museum in Civitella del Tronto with over 3,000 pieces of fashion, textiles and decorative arts from the late 18th century to the postwar period.
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About the museum
The Museo NINA was founded to preserve the history of Civitella del Tronto, a royal, noble and frontier town that was a point of cultural and commercial exchange. The name commemorates Gaetana Graziani Scesi, known as Nina, who recovered and looked after the pieces from which the collection grew; the initial acronym NACT stood for “Nina, Arti Creative Tessili”.
Thanks to numerous donations, the museum now displays more than 3,000 pieces covering all the decorative arts and, after a new display, has taken the name “Museo NINA Civitella del Tronto”. The collection includes one of the largest Italian collections on the history of textiles and fashion, from the late 18th century to the postwar period, as well as documents, haute couture dresses, jewellery, military uniforms and everyday objects.
Among the most important pieces are a green silk cover linked to the visit of Ferdinando II di Borbone in 1832, a 16th-century Ushak carpet from the Kronprinz palace in Berlin, a gilded 18th-century small throne and the first Italian public debt certificate, drawn up in Naples in 1862.
Highlights
- 19th-century haute couture dresses from major European capitals
- 16th-century Ushak carpet from the Kronprinz palace in Berlin
- Silk cover from the visit of Ferdinando II di Borbone (1832)
- First Italian public debt certificate (Naples, 1862)
- Over 3,000 pieces of decorative arts
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione permanente di tessuti, moda e arti decorative – More than 3,000 pieces, including dresses, textiles, jewellery, uniforms and everyday objects, from the late 18th century to the postwar period.
- Operated by
- Associazione Culturale NINA ETS
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €10 |
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| Reduced | €8people over 65, groups of at least 20 people, university students, members of Touring Club, FAI, ARCI and COOP |
| Children & teens | €2free up to age 5 · Reduced ticket for children aged 6 to 17; free for ages 0 to 5. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freeFree admission for people with disabilities. |
| Groups (20+ people) | €8 per personReduced ticket for groups of at least 20 people. |
Free admission also for ICOM members, clergy and residents of the Comune of Civitella del Tronto. Standard ticket for people aged 18 to 65. The ticket office is in Largo Vinciguerra at the information point; for groups it is at the museum.
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Amenities & dining
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Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | The museum runs an educational programme. |
