Museo della Cartapesta

In the splendid setting of Lecce’s Castello Carlo V, the Museo della Cartapesta is the first organized collection of works and figurative models by the most important cartapestai from the Terra d’Otranto.\n\nTradition and innovation blend in the manor’s halls in a city that has been one of the world’s major centers for cartapesta production since the 18th century, distinguished by autonomous figurative models, mainly of a religious nature, compared to Neapolitan artistic productions.\n\nParticular interest is sparked by the museum’s exhibition of around a hundred works by artists spanning from the 18th century to the present day. From Pantaleo, Gallucci, Caretta, Capoccia, Errico, Mazzeo, Guacci, Malecore to contemporary artists of international renown such as Emilio Farina and Brazilian Lucia Barata.