Sardinia’s largest ethnographic museum is distinguished by the breadth of its exhibition spaces and the care with which it has been built. This structure masterfully integrates the majesty of granite with green spaces and a museum display that encompasses all the richness of Gallura’s history, traditions and popular culture from 1600 to the present. Inside, a faithful reconstruction of the “Traditional House” displays period furnishings and objects of daily use. Period costumes are present. The museum also celebrates ancient crafts: from cork and granite working to blacksmithing, shoemaking and carpentry. Archaic tools are displayed and techniques for preparing typical textiles and wool are illustrated, including warping and dyeing yarns with herbs. The MEOC houses the “Permanent Exhibition of Aggese Carpet,” a prized artifact famous throughout the island and also appreciated in Italy and abroad.
