Provincial Museums
A guide can limit itself to being a mere instrument of consultation or in certain cases it becomes an essential map, a sort of captain’s log for unexpected adventures in the search for ones roots, treasures and her-
itage. The “Chart of the Museums of the Province of Teramo” which we present in the following pages aims at both these functions. If on the one hand it is a photographic memory of the heritage of the museums of our territory, on the other it spurns those who seek insight to delve into the history
of these places and ones genetic roots. The voyage goes from the fascinating world of archaeology to the marvels of contemporary art, from collections of sacred objects to the beautiful
works of our ceramic artists, from natural science to the work of local
craftsmen. A multitude of routes are possible which include public muse-
ums private collections, archives and private homes which have become
museums, the Park Visit Centres and even the Astronomical Observatory
of Collurania.
Bearing in mind the necessities of tourists and citizens alike, we have
tried to avoid giving a mere list of “places to visit” by creating a legend
which we hope is user-friendly that will provide the seeker with a “treas-
ure map” of our home.
Rosanna Di Liberatore Ernino D’Agostino
Councillor to Culture for the Province of Teramo President of the Province of Teramo
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Archaeological Museum of Atri Archaeological Museum Torrione “Il Bianco”
Via dei Musei – Atri · Tel.: 085.8797875 Via del Popolo – Giulianova · Tel./Fax: 085.8021215
Atri
Giulianova
alberto.varani@tin.it www.comune.giulianova.te.it · l.raimondi@comune.giulianova.te.it
Hours: Summer Tue-Sun 10.30-12.30 – 16.30-18.30 Hours: Mon-Fri 9.00-12.00 – 15.30-18.00 · July/Aug Wed-Sun 21.00-23.00
Mon 16.30-18.30 – Winter Fri-Sun 10.30-12.30 – Ticket: Free Admission Access for disabled: yes.
15.30-17.30 Ticket: 2.00 full – 1.00 reduced
Access for disabled: yes. The museum is housed in the largest and best-preserved tower of the protective
wall built around the city by Giuliantonio Acquaviva during the Renaissance.
The museum is situated in a complex dating to the XVIII century composed of the Built at the height of humanistic fervour, it is the ideal setting to expose
palazzos De Galitiis, De Albentiis and Tascini. The first room, dedicated to the memories and ancient his-
Vincenzo Rosati, hosts numerous torical artefacts of the city and archaeological artefacts belonging to their importance today.
the eminent scholar from Atri. The most
impressive room is dedicated to the pre-
historic period of the Abruzzo territory
and contains two complete sepulchres
unearthed at the beginning of the 900s.
The funeral objects, prevalently feminine and infantile date back to the first three- decorated oil lamps as
quarters of the VI century BCE and derive from 22 tombs excavated in the necrop- well as other objects
olis of Atri of Colle della Giustizia and Pretara. deriving from a local
necropolis.
2 National Archaeological Museum of Campli
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Civic Archaeological Museum “Romualdi”
Piazza S. Francesco, 45 – Campli
Campli
Tel.: 0861.569158 · Fax: 0861.560643 Via Romualdi, 2 – Notaresco · Tel.: 085.895021 · Fax: 085.835381
Hours: 9.00-20.00 – closed Mondays Ticket: 2,00
Notaresco
Hours: daily 17.00-19.00 (winter months) – 18.00-20.00 (summer months).
full – 1,00 reduced Access for disabled: yes. Holidays 11.00-13.00 Ticket: Free Admission Access for disabled: yes.
The museum hosts the funerary objects resulting from 610 tombs from the necropolis of nearby Campovalano. Tombs date from the period of the
early Iron Age to the Romanization of the area (IX – III
centuries BCE). Using both graphic and environmental reconstructions, the used to scrape animal hides) from
exhibit traces the evolution of funeral rites celebrated by the Pretuzii, an early Sabellian ethnic The
group residing in the middle Adriatic area.
Ancient funeral monuments from VIII -VII BCE
make use of bronze utensils as in Etruscan tra-
dition, ceramic pottery made from local materi-
als, elegant anses and anthropomorphic and
zoomorphic appliqués. Male funeral objects are
characterised by weapons in bronze and iron
and often contain a war cart or parades in noble ics. Some panels with significant
tombs Female objects include fabulous sets of fragments of frescos from the
buckles in bronze with pendants of cowrie shell, Roman Villa of Grasciano are also
boar teeth, miniature hands in bronze together with necklaces in amber and to be seen. Of note are some pre-
glass paste. The exhibit is further enriched by a reconstruction of a royal tomb cious works in glass traceable to
containing extraordinary funeral ware. the “Scuola del Maestro Daniele”.
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Civic Archeological Museum “F. Savini” Teramo Capitolare Museum
Via Delfico, 30 – Teramo Via dei Musei – Atri · Tel.: 085.8798140 · Fax: 085.8798825 · alberto.varani@tin.it
Atri
Teramo
Tel.: 0861.247772 · Fax: 0861.247120 · p.difelice@comune.teramo.it Hours: summer: Mon-Sun 10.00-12.00 – 16.00-19.00 – winter: 10.00-12.00 – 15.00-
Hours: Oct – Jun 10.00-13.00 – 16.00-19.00 (closed Mon). 17.00 (closed Wed). Ticket: 3,00 full – 1,00 reduced. Access for Disabled: yes.
Jul – Sept 10.00-12.00 – 17.00-20.00 (closed Mon).
Ticket: 5,00 full – For entire museum system (Archeological – Housed on the upper level of a XIII Benedictine cloister
Pinacoteca and Madonna delle Grazie site) – 4,00 reduced Access
for disabled: yes.
that once graced the sacristy of the Cathedral, illuminated
The Museum is the hub of the museum system of the city and con-
nected to the archaeological sites of the city (the Roman Theatre,
Roman Amphitheatre, the Domus of via Torre Bruciata, the Leone and the Largo
Madonna delle Grazie), as well as other museum structures (the
Civic Pinacoteca, Castello della Monica, Astronomical Observatory
and the Museum of Physics and Astrophysics). Museum space is divided in two sectors: the ground floor houses the history of the to Luca Della Robbia. The tour of the museum includes the Cloister with its tablets
city, the first floor recounts the his- from the Roman Era and the Roman cistern, a rectangular tub of the Republican Age
tory of the territory. converted during the Republic into a pool connected to the thermal complex above.
Sector One holds exhibits trac-
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ing the origin and development
of Teramo – Interamnia
Praetuttiorum – from the Roman Via Duca d’Aosta, 10 – Piancarani di Campli
Era to the Upper Middle Ages.
Campli
Tel.: 338.9926948 – 329.6290909 · museotoke@hotmail.it
Sector Two collects testimonials Hours: summer 10.00-13.00 – 17.00-21.00 (Sat till 22.00) – closed Mon
from the Praetuttianus Age of pre- winter 10.00-13.00 – 16.00-19.00 (Sat till 22.00) – closed Mon
history to the Romanization Period ending in Ticket: Offer towards maintenance Access for Disabled: yes.
the period of the Upper Middle Ages and
Renaissance. The third floor is dedicated to The various exhibit rooms offer contemporary mosaics
concentrated study of “city history”.
traditional and abstract nature, sacred art, some sculp-
6 Antiquarium Castrum Truentinum Museum
enriched by some religious works of saints dating from the
800s to today.
Torre Carlo V – SS16 – Martinsicuro · Tel.: 0861.7681 – 0861.765477
Martinsicuro
Fax 0861.796322 · areaiv@comune.martinsicuro.te.it
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Exhibit Room of the Sculptor Raffaello Pagliaccetti
Hours: summer: daily 17.00-20.00 · winter: Tues-Sun 9.30-11.30 – 16.00-18.00
(closed Mon). Under construction Access for disabled: yes.
Edificio scolastico – Piazza della Libertà – Giulianova · Tel. e Fax: 085.8021215
Giulianova
www.comune.giulianova.te.it · l.raimondi@ comune.giulianova.te.it
The Antiquarium is located in the Torre Carlo V and collects the artefacts
Hours: Mon-Fri 9.00-12.00 – 15.30-18.00 · Jul and August also Wed-Sun
resulting from years of excavation by part of the Beni
21.00-23.00 Ticket: Free admission Access for Disabled: no.
Archeologici dell’Abruzzo in the area of Colle Marzio.
Excavations lead to the finding of the most expensive
Fifteen works by sculptor Raffaello Pagliaccetti previously the property
finds from the ancient city of Castrum Truentinum of the
of various Florentine museums and bought in 1914 by Pasquale Ventili
Protostoric Era dating to the period between the Upper
who later bequeathed them to the Ospedali ed Istituti Riuniti di Teramo.
Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age. The Antiquarium
Among the works dated the second half of the XIX century, is the renowned
includes a Longobard tomb from VI-VII BCE found in the
“Garibaldi a Caprera”, the bust of “Generale Moltke” and the well-known
River Tronto in the area of Martinsicuro.
“Vittorio Emanuele II”, commissioned by the Comune of Giulianova in com-
memoration of the King’s visit (Oct 15, 1860), who having crossed the Tronto
River was headed towards his encounter with Garibaldi in Naples.
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De’ Bartolomei Chapel Civic Art Gallery of Teramo
Piazza della Libertà – Giulianova · Tel. e Fax: 085.8021215 Viale Bovio 1 , Teramo – Tel./Fax: 0861 240546
Teramo
Giulianova
www.comune.giulianova.te.it · l.raimondi@comune.giulianova.te.it p.di felice@comune.teramo.it
Hours: Mon-Fri 9.00-12.00 – 15.30-18.00 · Jul and August also Wed-Sun 21.00- Hours: Oct – Jun 10,00-13,00 – 16,00-19,00 (closed Mon).
23.00 Ticket: Free Admission Access for Disabled: no Jul – Sep 10,00-12,00 – 17,00-20,00 (closed Mon)
Ticket: 5,00 for entire Museum system of Teramo
This elegant chapel rises on Piazza della Libertà in the town (Archeological – Art Gallery and sites) 4,00 reduced
Giulianova from the design of the much respected architect Access for Disabled: yes.
Lupi of Teramo. A narrow vestibule leads to a small room cov-
ered by a cupola ending in a low lantern. Behind the altar some The collection includes works that range from the Early
steps belonging to the ancient access to the previous chapel Middle Ages to paintings from the “Scuola Teramana” of the VX century, the
are still existent. The chapel was commissioned by Gaetano Neopolitan School from the XVII – XVIII century Abruzzesi artists of the ‘800s
de’ Bartolomei, engineer, to honour the memory of his uncle and ‘900s. On display is a beautiful exemplary by Giacomo da Campli of
Angelo Antonio Cosimo de’Bartolomei, archaeologist, poet, Madonna in Trono con il Bambino tra i Santi (Madonna with Child Enthroned
historian and economist. The interior is graced by three works amongst the Saints) taken from the Church of Berardino in Campli.
by the great local artist, Raffaello Pagliaccetti. A collection of portraits dating from 1886-1887 by Teramo artist Gennaro della
Monica deriving from local institutes and hospitals is also on display.
Impressive for their beauty are the
11 Museum dello Splendore works of Pasquale Celommi whose
“Quattro Stagioni” (The Four Seasons)
Via dello Splendore, 112 – Giulianova · Tel.: 085.8007157
is on display here as well as works by
Giulianova
www.museodellosplendore.it · staff@museodellosplendore.it
Giovanni Melarangelo, Basilio
Hours: until 4-09 Tue-Sun 10.00-13.00 – 17.00-19.00 · Wed-Sun 21.00-23.00 · From
Cascella, Guido Montauti, Gigino
6.09 Mon-Sat 10.00-13.00 – 15.00-19.00 Ticket: Free Admission Access for
Falconi, Gonsalvo Carelli and Vincenzo
Disabled: yes.
Crocetti. Prominent among the sculptures are those in plaster and bronze by
Raffaello Pagliacetti. Of interest are the works of local ceramic masters from
The Museum was instituted in 1997 on express desire of Father Serafino Colangeli
Castelli such as Berardino Gentili, Candeloro Cappelletti and Liborio Grue.
inside the ancient Convent of the Cappuccini Fathers. The permanent collection
includes over 130 works of contemporary painting, sculpture and graphics which
offer abroad spectrum of the tendencies of Italian and international artists. The sec-
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Museum of Religious Art
tor dedicated to religious art is graced with works of painting and sculpture by
Francesco Messina, Floriano Bodini, Venanzo Crocetti and some precious water-
Adjacent to the church of the Madonna delle Grazie – Torano Nuovo
colours by George Rouault. The MAS hosts temporarily the Bindi Collection: over
Torano Nuovo
Tel.: 0861 88633 · museotorano@alice.it
400 works dating from the ‘600s to the ‘900s, the core of which is constituted by
Hours: By appointment Ticket: Offer to museum Access for Disabled: yes.
Neopolitan landscapes from the ‘900s of the so-called “Scuola di Posillipo”.
12 Museum of Civic Art Collection The Museum is custodian of centuries of
artefacts belonging to the people of Torano.
Via Nazionale, 250 – Roseto degli Abruzzi The Museum aims to promote and recover
Roseto degli Abruzzi
Tel. e Fax: 085.8930101 · mario.giunco@comune.roseto.te.it timeless values such as: faith, insti-
Hours: Mon-Sat 9.00-12.00 and 15.30-18.30 (Mon-Fri) tutions, art and traditions. The faith
Ticket: Free Admission Access for Disabled: no. of the local community is evident in
objects property of the local church
Born in 1981 and previously housed in the Town Hall until the and include religious
end of the ‘800s, the collection centres on the works of painter art, religious decorations and objects crafted in gold, ranging
Pasquale Celommi (b. Montepagano 1851 -d. Roseto degli Abruzzo, 1928). The artist over a period that covers from the ‘400s to modern day.
is considered primary exponent of the so-called “Pittori della luce” (Painters of Light), Religious vessels exposed are dated from a period that covers the XV – XIX
movement to which belong is son Raffaelo (1881-1957), his grandson Luigi and great- centuries include a cross astylar cross, various chalices, monstrances, in sil-
grandson Riccardo. Also present are other works by local artists of the ‘900s. ver, and votive offerings of notable historical and artistic worth.
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Castelli Museum of Ceramics
Gambacorta Collection of Chinese Art and Culture
Largo Garibaldi, 10 – Castiglione Messer Raimondo Contrada Convento, 5 – Castelli – Tel.: 0861.979398
Castiglione M. R.
Castelli
Tel.: 085.4453533 · cell. 348.3604951 · enrico@gambacorta.com Hours: summer 9.00-20.00 – Winter: Thur-Fri 10.00-
Hours: By appointment Ticket: Free Admission Access for 13.00 Sat-Sun 10.30-13.00 – 15.00-18.00
Disabled: no. Ticket: 3,60 Full – 2,50 Reduced Access for
The collection, housed in a building in the historical centre of Disabled: no.
Castiglione Messer Raimondo, is testimony to the cultural expression
of the Chinese people from the Neolithic Age until present day as This impor tant collection is housed in the
seen through objects common to daily life. The collection includes Franciscan Convent of Santa Maria di Costantinopoli, site in which the eminent
bronzes, mirrors, porcelains, paintings, rugs, jades and coins. archaeologist Felice Barnabei, inaugurated the Scuola d’Arte per la Ceramica
Among its most prestigious pieces are Chinese bronzes from the in 1906. The civic collection, donated mainly by
Shang Era (1765 – 1122 BCE), Tibetan tanka (religious paintings) of the citizens of Castelli, was created by Giancarlo
the Qing Era (1644-1911 CE) and mirrors from the V century BCE. Polidoro in 1934, gathers numerous works from
the Late Middle Ages to Modern Day. The marvel-
lous objects exposed are the fruit of generations of
16 Staurós Museum of Contemporary Religious Art great masters of the past belonging to the families
of some of the most celebrated masters such as:
Via San Gabriele – Isola del Gran Sasso (Te) · Tel. 0861.975727 · Fax: 0861.9772520 the Gentili, Cappelletti, Fuina and Grue. The history of
Isola del Gran Sasso
www.stauros.it · stauros@libero.it the creation of ceramics may be traced from its begin-
Hours: summer 10.00-19.00 (closed Mon) – Winter 10.00-12.30 – 15.00-19.00 nings with the distinct dynasty of the Pompei (XVI) who
(closed Mon) Ticket: Free Admission Access for Disabled: yes. began the painting of the ceramic containers used in
Pharmacies of the “Orsini Colonna”, exposed in some
The Staurós Museum extends over 1500 sq m of exhi- of the greatest museums in the world.
bition space dedicated to paintings covering over thirty
years of expressing the alliance the Vatican Ecumencal
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International Collection of Contemporary Ceramic Art
Council II and art.(Concilio Ecumenico Vaticano II). The
institution of said collection bears witness to the gen-
c-o Istituto Statale d’Arte “F.A. Grue” per la Ceramica – Via Convento s.n.c. – Castelli
erosity of both institutions and prominent artists.
Castelli
Tel. 0861.979221 · Fax: 0861.970656 · www.arteceramica.it · isagrue@arteceramica.it
The Staurós Museum of Contemporary Religious Art
Hours: Mon-Sat 8.00-14.00 Ticket: Free Admission Access for Disabled: no.
was inaugurated in October 1883 with the Collezione
Fieschi Sacri, donated by the Genovese Master
The Collection, instituted in 1986, is an initia-
Giannetto Fieschi; successively it was inaugurated with
tive of the Istituto Statale d’Arte “F.A. Grue”
the exhibit La Passione di Cristo. The Fieschi Collection contains some one
and linked to the local reality of ceramic mak-
hundred works of painting, sculpture and graphics, some of which on a
ing which has developed over the centuries.
grand scale such as the Pentecost and above all, the Lavosier.
The Collection was conceived on the basis of
While the entire collection is of great artistic worth, the most esteemed
the Italy’s historical tradition in the institution
work is considered to be the “Via Crucis”. Other components of the
of Raccolte d’Arte (Art Collections) as an exam-
Museum include over 500 works on the Passion of Christ contained in the
ple in the formation of young artists in the
Sala Colletiva divided by artistic ten-
Academies. An important tribute to Picasso
dency and time period. Some of the
was displayed in 2000, displaying
great artists who have contributed to
great national and international artists such as Burri, Cascella,
the are: Conti, Messina, Mastroianni,
Fontana and Picasso.
Treccani, Montanarini, Sassu, Cherchi,
Today, the Museum holds some 500 works donated by
Spinosa, Mandelli, Vacchi. Works
prominent national and international artists representing
include both figurative and non-figura-
some 50 nations. Strictly tied to the Institute which
tive exponents.
houses it, the Collections is a sort of historical con-
science of this geographical reality which both has artful-
ly created and maintained this great tradition.
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Civic Ethnographic Museum Civic Museum of Cultural Material
Piazza S. Pietro – Atri – Tel.: 085.87721 Corso Umberto I – Montepagano – Roseto degli Abruzzi – Tel.: 085.8936053 – 085.8930473
Atri
Roseto degli Abruzzi
(cell. 340.4613027) Fax 085.87721 Hours: Jun-Sept 9.00-12.00 – 15.30-19.30
Hours: summer 16.30-19.30 – Tue-Sun. Oct-May Mon-Sat 9.00-12.00 (School Visits) – 15.30-18.30
Winter: 10.00-13.00 – Tue-Sat Ticket: 1.50 Full – Ticket: Free Admission Access for Disabled: yes.
1.00 Reduced Access for Disabled: yes.
Instituted in1985, the collection displays agricultural instruments, toys, clothing,
The Collection, composed of over 500 pieces, is testimony to the agricultural-pas- musical instruments, various objects, era posters, documents and photographs.
toral tradition of the area and of industrial archaeology up to the urban reality of pres- Of note is the sector dedicated to
ent day. The Collection includes tools used in cultivation of the vineyards and land Montepagano with a collection of
such as carts, ploughs, harrows, yokes etc. The sector dedicated to industrial holy pictures, a herbarium with
archaeology exhibits some interesting machinery used in the cultivation of liquorice plant names in dialect together with
and an artistic spinning-mill in cast-iron from the early ‘900s as well as a movie cam- their properties and uses. Further
era. A historical reconstruction of an era kitchen and two bedrooms with period orna- realistic features include the recon-
ments from the ‘800s as well as the workshop of a shoemaker bring the past alive. struction of a period house includ-
Artefacts vary and are dateable to the XVII century with a traditional measuring unit ing kitchen, sitting room and bed-
using hands dated 1694, to a document from the first half of the XX century. rooms.
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Museum of Farming and Civilization in Val Vibrata Teramo Ethnographic Museum
Via San Giuseppe, 20 – Controguerra Villa Pavone – Teramo – Tel.: 0861 410404 – 339 766851
Teramo
Controguerra
Tel./Fax: 0861.856630 · lufeschiuole@yahoo.it maria.grilli@beniculturali.it
Hours: 9.00-19.00 Ticket: Free Offer Access for Disabled: yes. Hours: by appointment Ticket: Free Admission
Access for Disabled: no.
The Collection includes objects and docu-
ments of a monographic nature from the fol- The exhibit includes objects from various categories:
lowing sectors: the cycle of hemp produc- domestic farming life, agricultural and pastoral activ-
tion, wheat, wine making, the breeding of ity, craftsmanship, religious objects, scholastic
silkworms and turf houses. The most com- activity and others. The display covers two floors of
plete sector is dedicated to the production of a restructured building from the XVII century.
hemp from the sowing to the gathering and
working of the material and final products.
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Ethnographic Museum and Crib of the Peoples of the Laga
Sala espositiva comunale P.zza Mario Capuani – Torricella Sicura
Torricella Sicura
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oggettidelpassato@tiscali.it · demarcellis@digitecno.it
Hours: by appointment Ticket: Free Offer Access for Disabled: yes.
Piazza Duca degli Abruzzi, 1 – Morro d’Oro – Tel.: 085.895145 – 085.8958878
Morro d’Oro
Fax: 085.8959566 www.articontadine.it · info@articontadine.it
The exhibit has two main sectors: the ethno-
Hours: 8.00-14.00 Ticket: Free Admission Access
graphic crib with animated reconstructions
for Disabled: yes.
in scale 1:5 with scenes from farm life and
ancient crafts, and a part dedicated to well-
Lodged in the ancient “Palazzo De Gregoris” the
preserved original objects from the farming
museum exhibits some 300n objects relative to
tradition. The animated scenes depict life in
agricultural and crafts tradition in Morro D’Oro in
the towns and countryside in the early
over two centuries. The exhibit rooms display the
‘900s and contains tools used by craftsmen
wheat collection, the work of craftsmen, wine-mak-
typical of the local culture.
ing, weaving and other domestic activities.
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Museum of Craftsmen-Art-Communication of Tossicia Didactic Museum of Medieval and Renaissance Musical Instruments
Palazzo Marchesale – Tossicia · Tel.: 0861.698414 – 698014 · Fax: 0861.698170 Palazzo Ducale Acquaviva – Atri – Tel.: 085.87721 (cell. 340.4613027)
Tossicia
Atri
Fax: 085.87721 · gianpierocatelli@tin.it
museotossicia@virgilio.it
Hours: summer 16.30-19.30 – Winter 10.00-13.00 Tue-Sat
Hours: summer (from 1-7 to 14-9 ) 10,00-13,00 – 16,00-19,00 (closed Mon).
Ticket: 1.00 Full – 0.50 Reduced Access for
Winter (from 15-9 to 30-6) 9.00-13,00 (closed Sun).
Disabled: yes.
Ticket: 2,00 – for groups of 10 or more discount of 50% Access for Disabled: no.
The Museum’s four rooms house a collection of
Lodged in the Palazzo Marchesale, the Museum was instituted to gather mate- 54 pieces spanning instruments from the VIII to the end of the XVI
rial relevant to scenes and history deriving from the Peoples of La Laga (Genti century. The “didactic” refers to the fact the instruments are not
original but rather historical reconstructions. The numerous
della Laga). On display are instruments, objects and testimonials from the
instruments exposed are divided in chord, percussion and wind.
principal traditional workmanship of craftsmen of the Valle Siciliana. Of inter-
The Museum boasts a video room where you may here the
est is recipients in copper from Chiarino, artefacts in wood and stone, textile
instruments played as well as watch videos showing the con-
products and those linked to the wheat process and food. More recently a
struction of the same.
sector dedicated to the works of painter Annunziata Scipione has been added.
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Museum of Marine Culture Archive Museum Antonio Di Jorio
Via Nazionale nord, 1 – Tortoreto – Tel./Fax: 0861.789180 – 389.1199321 Piazza Duomo, Teatro Comunale – Atri
Tortoreto
Atri
Hours: Weekdays 15.00-19.00 by appointment Ticket: Free Admission Access for Tel.: 085.8791210 · Fax: 085.8791217
Disabled: no. concezioleonzi@libero.it
Hours: by appointment Ticket: Free Admission
Instituted in 1998, the Museum displays a rich collection of seashells from Access for Disabled: no.
the Mediterranean as well as other seas. Other
rooms contain collections of malacology, fossils, Situated the elegant Salone del Teatro Comunale
corals, models of boats, fish, embalmed birds and di Atri, it holds the richest musical archives of
turtles. Abruzzo. The Archives are custodian of over 500 works
Also on exhibit are various types of equipment of musician Antonio Di Jorio (b. Atessa, Chieti, 1890 -
used in fishing such as nets, fish traps, buoys, d. Rimini, 1981). The exhibition is divided into five sec-
anchor knots, compasses, garments and a lamp tors: manuscripts of the works, the Maestro’s private
used for night fishing of Adriatic blue fish. library, epistolary, and rare sonorous documents. The
collection was bequeathed to the City by the Master’s
27 Museum of Folklore and Popular Traditions only daughter and heir.
Rione Colle sn – Cerqueto di Fano Adriano (Te)
Fano Adriano
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Home Museum Gaetano Braga
Tel.: 0861.95185 – cell. 340.5946608 · Fax: 0861958264
www.cerqueto.net · amas2000@tin.it
Corso Garibaldi, 123 – Giulianova · Tel.: 085.8003059
Hours: by appointment Ticket: Free Admission Access for Disabled: yes.
Giulianova
Hours: by appointment – Jul and Aug: Wed -Sun 21.00-23.00
Ticket: Free Admission Access for Disabled: no.
Born in 1964 from an initiative by parish priest Father Nicola Jobbi, the first Ethnologic
museum of the Province of Teramo was created. The display col-
Built in the second half of the ‘800s by the prominent musi-
lects material pertinent to the life of farmers and pastors of the
cian, violinist and composer Gaetano Braga (b. Giulianova,
territory of Abruzzo. Among the objects displayed are those of
1829 – d. Milano 1907), the home museum holds various works of art (paintings, draw-
domestic life, religious objects and of special interest is the only
ings, sculptures) referring to the figure and life of the artist by such names as: P. Montegny,
example of “zoppa” (a kind of Italian bagpipe) left in the territo-
P. Chardin, S. Schaeppi. A. Malaspina, A. Tantardini and A. Tentarelli (illustrious sculptor of
ry. Also to be seen are a series of front-loading rifles, pistols in
Giulianova). Further documents include letters, manuscripts, illustrations, and scores, fruit
wood from the XVI, an enormous wooden vice for logs from the
of extensive research through all of Italy and abroad. A visit to the Museum permits the vis-
1770s, relics from the 12 apostles, and a popular dice game
itor to listen to recordings of compositions by Braga and other musicians of the period.
from the XVIII century. In 1998, the Museum became municipal.
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Sicilie, Savoy Army, a drawing of the city of Civitella del Tronto under siege in 1557
31 Museum of Natural Sciences and the reproduction of a painting by Carlo
Bossoli showing the last night in the fortress
Via Colle Leone, 35 – Mosciano S. Angelo – Tel.: 085.8061499 · Fax: 085.8062564 before surrendering. Also of note is a boundary
Mosciano S.Angelo
www.oacl.net · segreteria@oacl.net stone indicating the boundaries between the
Hours: Mon-Fri 1st visit 22,00 – 2nd visit 23,00 (by appointment, call: 340-2429851) Regno delle Due Sicilie (The Reign of the Two
Ticket: 4,00 Full – 3,00 Reduced Access for Disabled: no. Sicilies) and the Papal State. Among the most
ancient of weapons is a gun using flint stone,
Museum displays are of a scientific nature and aim at teaching concepts rel- some guns with fuses (XV century) and some
ative to Palaeontology, Mineralogy and Meteorology. The sector dedicated to guns of the Fortress using flint.
Palaeontology brings to light the historical continu-
ity of life on Planet Earth.
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Ripani Historical Museum of Leather
Mineralogy displays are of high scientific quality
making their visibility optimal. The section on
Via Nazionale Adriatica 112-b – Tortoreto Lido
meteorites acts as a bridge between Earth and
Tortoreto
Tel.: 0861.788128 · Fax: 0861.788860
Space thus completing the circle.
www.ripani.com · staff@ripanipelletterie.com
Hours: By appointment Ticket: Free Admission Access for
Disabled: yes.
32 Astronomical Observatory of Collurania
The Museum brings together bags and suit-
Via Mentore Maggini – Teramo – Tel. 0861.439711 cases from the 1800s onwards as well as
Teramo
Fax: 0861. 439740 · www.te.astro.it · museo@te.astr.it · library@te.astro.it pieces belonging to historical personages such as Paolo VI
Hours: Day and night visits with astronomical observation of (Pope Paul VI), Leopardi, D’Annunzio and the Acquaviva family.
the skies. By appointment. Ticket: Free Admission Access for Among the most precious artefacts is a bag in gold and dia-
Disabled: no. monds and the Graduale Romano, a text of religious music from the XVI century.
Founded in 1892 by Vincenzo Cerulli and bequeathed to the
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Historiography Research Centre “Museum of Ancient Weapons”
State in 1917. The structure contains instruments used in the
past and is enriched by the library once belonging to the
S.S. 16 Adriatica, 39 – Martinsicuro
Roman observatory. The museum displays the instruments used in scientific
Martinsicuro
Tel.: 0861.1994489 · Fax: 0861.1994489 · Cell. 340.5165015· www.truentum.org
research such as clocks, telescopes, spy glass, laboratory instruments and
Hours: 14.00-22.00 Ticket: Free Admission Access for Disabled: no.
others.
The collection is lodged in a stately ancient villa built on the fun-
33 Museum of Arms of the Fortress daments of a Romanesque construction.
The courtyard houses objects of antiquity that include a period
Civitella del Tronto – Tel. 0861.91588 (cell. 333.9030360) · Fax: 0861.91588 carriage from 1820 which carried Giuseppe Garibaldi from
Civitella del Tronto
www.fortezzacivitella.it · info@fortezzacivitella.it Pianella (Pescara) to Castelfidardo and the small “Balilla” pick-up
Hours: Winter (weekdays) 10.00-13.00 – 14.30-17.00 · Winter (holidays) 10.00- truck used to transport the wounded to the hospital in Nereto dur-
17.00 · Spring 10.00-19.00 · Summer 10.00-20.00 · Autumn 10.00-13.00 – 15.00- ing the ‘43 bombardment.
18.00 Ticket: 4,00 Full – 1,00 Reduced Access for Disabled: no. Two rooms of the Museum are dedicated to the display of weapons
and relics. At the centre of the first room is to be seen the most
The Museum of Arms and Ancient Maps of the Fortress is situated in what once important piece: a rare XV century “colubrina”, complete with mas-
were the garrisons of the fortress. The storehouses host 5 cannons along with coli and accompanied by a Papal Bull. The collection also contains
cannonballs found during excavations for the restructuring of the fortress. In the pistols from the ‘600s, arms with special modifications, pistols
old Mess Hall and Kitchens of the fortress a uni- with flint, wheel guns, secret weapons
form belonging to a diplomat of the Papal State, a (walking sticks transformed into arms), a
helmet from the Papal State from 1848 and some series of sabres that range from 1200 to
arms and documents traceable to the Savoias and 1800, decorations and military uniforms, medals,
Garibaldi. The “Risorgimentale Room” gathers and texts on military criminology. A show case holds the
arms belonging to the Borbonic Army of the Due pilot’s helmet once belonged to Gabriele D’Annunzio.
Museums and Visiting Centres of The National Park of the Gran
Sasso and Monti della Laga
1 Museum of Alpinism
Pietracamela
Info gestore: Parco Gran Sasso Laga – Tel. 0862.60521
2 Centre for Alpinism
Prati di Tivo (Pietracamela)
Tel. 0861 959619
Info gestore: Parco Gran Sasso Laga – Tel. 0862.60521
3 Grotta Sant’Angelo Museum
Ripe di Civitella (Civitella del Tronto)
Info gestore: Associazione Verde Laga – Tel. 328.6118276
4 Wolf Museum
Arsita
Tel. 0861 998016
Info gestore: Coop. Ciefizom – Tel. 085.823133
5 Centre for Waters
S.Pietro (Isola del Gran Sasso d’Italia)
Tel. 0861 976070
Info gestore: CEA Scuola Verde
Giuliano Di Gaetano Tel. 335.1048318
Board for the National Park of the Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga
Via del Convento, 1 – 67010 Assergi (AQ)
info 0862 60521
www.gransassolagapark.it
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