Friuli’s Ethnographic Museum

Friuli's Ethnographic Museum - New Museum of Folk Arts and Traditions is situated in the historic Palazzo Giacomelli in Udine, in the picturesque and lively Borgo Grazzano.

It is housed in a new, recently renovated venue, and aims at creating temporal continuity with the original 1963 project: Friuli's Museum of Folk Arts and Traditions designed by Gaetano Perusini.

Most of the documents and of the objects on display derive from the collections donated by Perusini himself and by Luigi and Andreina Ciceri and give live to various themed exhibition areas.

Textual, photographic and audiovisual devices are presented on the three floors of Friuli's Ethnographic Museum, which mainly aims at recovering and setting off the identity memory of the Friulian people and of its land.

GROUND FLOOR
Here you will find the section dedicated to folk festivals, to domestic life, to fire and its various meanings, to emigration and to the "fogolâr", the space around which everyday life takes place.

FIRST FLOOR
Sacred, folk religiosity, medicine, play and music are the themes of the exhibition on the first floor.

SECOND FLOOR
The art of textile processing and an interesting exhibition of traditional folk items of clothing are displayed on the second floor.

Furthermore, besides the permanent exhibitions, Friuli's Ethnographic Museum has been provided with spaces for periodical in-depth studies and for temporary exhibitions, where there will also be some moments of interaction with the visitors in order to always keep this important museum "alive".

From January 10, 2012, the Ethnographic Museum of Friuli will be enriched with a new exhibition section dedicated to the work of men in the forests and called "Working in the forest. Practices, tools, craft knowledge".

Moreover, a new exhibition entitled "In limine. L'aura magica della porta" (In limine. The magical aura of the door), which deals with the symbolic theme of the door and of the related hardware, has recently been set up in the exhibition space dedicated to the "Arti del Fuoco" (Arts of Fire). You will have the chance to admire various types of locks that date back from the 14th to the 19th century, as well as padlocks, keys, knockers, hinges, bolts and much more.


Services
Guided visits
Educational workshops

Opening times

Summer: from Tuesday to Sunday from 10.30 a.m. to 7.00 p.m.
Winter: from Tuesday to Sunday from 10.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.