Museo delle Genti d'Abruzzo Museum

Address: Museo delle Genti d’Abruzzo, Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy (local museum in Chieti)

Website: http://museodellegentidabruzzo.it/

The Museo delle Genti d’Abruzzo is an ethnographic museum in the Abruzzo region of Italy dedicated to the cultural heritage of Abruzzo’s rural communities. It is the principal local institution for preserving regional folk material culture.

Exhibition displays concentrate on everyday life in Abruzzo and include traditional clothing, agricultural and craft tools, household furnishings and documentary photographs. The displays aim to show seasonal work, social customs and the technologies of rural life.

The museum was assembled in the 20th century from municipal and private collections to preserve disappearing rural traditions and artifacts. It has been used as a civic resource for research and education about Abruzzo’s peasant and artisan history.

Sited in the city of Pescara on Italy’s Adriatic coast, the museum is located within Abruzzo and serves as a regional cultural center for visitors to the province.

• Collection focus: Holds an ethnographic collection focused on the material culture and rural traditions of the Abruzzo region, including traditional costumes, agricultural tools and domestic objects.

The museum is located in Chieti and is reachable by local buses from Pescara, by regional train to Chieti Scalo followed by local transit, or by car. The town’s compact centre is walkable from bus/train stops.

• Look for rotating ethnographic exhibits and local costume displays; Ask about oral-history projects that many regional museums host.
• Combine with a walking tour of Chieti's old town to see the museum's artifacts in civic context.