Museo della carta, Paper museum in Amalfi, Italy

The Museo della carta occupies a former paper mill in Amalfi's Valle dei Mulini, the inland valley of the town. It holds the restored machinery and equipment of the old cartiera, still in working order, used to make paper by hand. The upper floor has a display of documentary photographs and prints and a library on production techniques.

The museum opened in 1969 on the initiative of Nicola Milano, owner of the paper mill and member of an Amalfi family long active in making paper by hand. It occupies the former mill itself, in the Valle dei Mulini, and keeps its restored machinery and equipment in working order. The first floor holds documentary photographs and prints and a library on production techniques, testifying to the craft's place in the history of the maritime republic.

The museum bears the name of Nicola Milano, the papermill owner from an Amalfi papermaking family who turned the workshop into a museum in 1969. Its first floor holds a collection of documentary photographs and prints and a library on paper production techniques, recording the craft's place in the history of the maritime republic.

The museum sits in the Valle dei Mulini, in the inner part of Amalfi, reached along Via delle Cartiere. The guided visit lasts about 15 to 20 minutes and ends with a live demonstration of a sheet of Amalfi paper being made.

The museum opened in 1969 on the initiative of Nicola Milano, owner of the paper mill and member of an Amalfi family long active in making paper. The restored machinery on show still works, and the 15-20 minute guided tour ends with a sheet of Amalfi paper made in front of you.