Automatically translated from Italian.
The ethnographic section of the Civic Museum of Giuggianello is dedicated to peasant culture and was realized with contributions from many families in the town, who donated tools of agricultural work, utensils from ancient trades, and old memorabilia.
Among the collections, displayed on the ground floor, one can review textiles, everyday objects that tell the story of the town.
The vestibule welcomes several special items such as clay pipes, notebooks, inkwells from a school that no longer exists, while the corridor houses agricultural work tools and in a subsequent room you can admire a bedroom from the early 1900s.
The room dedicated to Nicola Cesari, one of the first curators of the museum, illustrates the trades of the past: from the weaver to the laundress, from the barber to the potter, while the blacksmith has an entire room reserved for him.
The story
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La sezione etnografica del Museo civico di Giuggianello è dedicata alla civiltà contadina ed è stata realizzata con il contributo di molte famiglie del paese, che hanno donato strumenti di lavoro, utensili e ricordi 1. Le collezioni sono al piano terra e comprendono strumenti agricoli, tessuti, oggetti d'uso quotidiano, una camera da letto del primo Novecento e sale sui mestieri di una volta 1. Il museo è gestito dall'associazione C.C.S.R., con sede in Via Roma 22 2.
Architecture and works
Il vestibolo accoglie pipe di creta, quaderni e penne a calamaio di una scuola che non c'è più; il corridoio ospita gli strumenti del lavoro agricolo e un ambiente successivo una camera da letto del primo Novecento 1. La sala dedicata a Nicola Cesari, uno dei primi allestitori del museo, illustra mestieri come il tessitore, la lavandaia, il barbiere e il ceramista, mentre al fabbro è riservato un intero ambiente 1.
Visiting
Curiosities
- L'associazione che gestisce il museo cura anche il museo dell'olio ipogeo (M.I.O.), l'area archeologica di San Giovanni e Palazzo Lubelli, con biblioteca e archivio storico 2.
Sources (2)
The story is written only from these sources: the numbers in the text refer here. Last updated: October 21, 2026.
- 1.Regione Puglia, scheda del luogo (viaggiareinpuglia.it) · institutional
- 2.Salento Megalitico — C.C.S.R. OdV ETS, Giuggianello · institutional
Events nearby
In the coming days, within 15 km.
Mercoledì Latino
Salsa, bachata and kizomba night in Melpignano
Karaoke
Karaoke night with Sandro Stefanelli at Antichi Sapori.
OPEN+: Orientation to the World of Photography with Valentina Sergi and Giorgio Coen Cagli
Orientation meeting dedicated to photography with experts
Fiera di San Vito e Sagra del Maiale
The celebration of pork in Ortelle combines gastronomic tradition and local crafts in a convivial event.
FOS - soli deo gloria
Organ concert in Maglie with mezzo-soprano Serena Scarinzi and organist Maria Francesca Chiarello.
Concert for Soprano and Organ featuring Maria Francesca Chiarello
Concert featuring soprano and organ at the Salento Organ Festival
More places nearby
- Farmhouses and oil millsGiuggianello’s underground oil millAn underground oil mill used for the production of lamp oil. Giuggianello very close
- ArchaeologyMenhir Croce di Sant'AntonioThe mysterious menhir of Sanarica was maybe used as a point of reference for the travellers and is nowadays not far away from the town centre. Sanarica 1.3 km away
Churches and cryptsThe grotto of San GiovanniPerched on a knoll just outside Giuggianello, the crypt of San Giovanni is
an ancient and fascinating place of worship of Byzantine origin. Giuggianello 1.7 km away
Churches and cryptsBasilican Crypt of the AssumptionBeneath the oldest church in Sanarica, the 17th-century Church of Assunta,
lies the even older treasure of a Basilian Crypt. Sanarica 1.9 km away
ArchaeologyMessapic city wallsThe ancient Messapic city walls of Muro Leccese stretched for kilometres,
surrounding the town with impressive blocks of stone. Muro Leccese 2.6 km away
Castles, towers and palacesPalazzo del PrincipeFulcrum of the 'ancient village, the Prince's Palace towers in Piazza del
Popolo and in addition to being the seat of the City Hall, preserves the
relics of the medieval city. Muro Leccese 2.7 km away