Sardinian Ethnographic Museum, Ethnographic museum in Nuoro, Italy
The Sardinian Ethnographic Museum is an ethnographic museum in Nuoro, Italy, housed in a building designed by architect Antonio Simon Mossa to resemble an imaginary Sardinian village. Its collection includes over 8,000 items, most from the late 19th to the first half of the 20th century, such as traditional clothing, jewels, masks, and musical instruments.
The museum building was constructed between the 1950s and 1960s on Sant'Onofrio hill. It opened to the public in 1976 and was renovated and expanded from 2004, with a new layout inaugurated in 2015.
The museum displays around 80 traditional outfits, each representing a different village in Sardinia, and these clothes were worn in daily life before being acquired. Visitors can also see a collection of traditional breads, with about a hundred types on display, showing the importance of bread in local customs.
The museum is made up of several buildings separated by courtyards, so allow time to move between them. Most areas are accessible to visitors with disabilities, and guided tours are available if you want more context.
The museum is set up as a kind of imaginary Sardinian village, with separate buildings around courtyards, including a square with a church and a Campidanese house. This layout lets visitors experience different types of Sardinian architecture while exploring the exhibits.
The community of curious travelers
AroundUs brings together thousands of curated places, local tips, and hidden gems, enriched daily by 93,170 contributors worldwide.
