Mamoiada, Museum of Mediterranean Masks

The Museum of Mediterranean Masks has its home in Mamoiada, a jewel of history and culture north of the Gennargentu Massif, just over 15 km from the city of Nuoro. Not far from Orgosolo, a center known for its wall painting, Mamoiada owes part of its charm to an enviable geographical position, standing out thanks to its average altitude of 650 meters above sea level.
Today Mamoiada has just under two thousand five hundred inhabitants, and its fame is mainly due to the suggestive tradition of its Carnival. This is one of the oldest popular celebrations on the island, and it has Mamuthones and Issohadores as protagonists.
The carnival culture of the Mediterranean region is built on a dense network of common suggestions and inspirations, shared by the apparently most distant areas, geographically and culturally. From this awareness, and from the desire to offer an interactive and engaging experience, the comparative exhibition that is the heart of the Mamoiada Museum of Mediterranean Masks was born. The visit to the museum begins with a suggestion. A sequence of images, accompanied by texts, music and sounds, introduces the visitor to the traditions of Mamoiada and its Carnival. A way of recounting the origins and meaning of the Mamuthones and the Issohadores, and the numerous theories that over time have tried to reconstruct their origins. Passing through the Barbarian Carnival Room, where some of the most important masks in central Sardinia are on display, the visitor is led to the Mediterranean Room. Here, in a division that distinguishes between the Alps, the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula, the images that tell the story of the carnivals are presented. There is only one common thread: the common roots between the carnival traditions of the Mediterranean area.

Why it is important to visit it
The guided tour allows you to deepen your knowledge of the traditions, history and cultural identity of Sardinia and in particular of Mamoiada. The affinities with other cultures of the Mediterranean area are discovered. The highlight of the museum collection is the oldest 'Mamuthone' mask, which is thought to date back to the early 19th century.

Tag

Structure category: museum, gallery and/or collection

Content type: Ethnography and anthropology

Usability: Open

Province: Nuoro

Common: Mamoiada

Macro Territorial Area: Central Sardinia

POSTAL CODE: 08024

Address: piazza Europa, 15

Telephone: +39 0784 1898135

E-mail: info@museomaschere.it

Website: www.museomaschere.it

Facebook: www.facebook.com/museodellemaschere

January - December

Monday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Saturday - Sunday

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Information on tickets and access: Every day at 14.00 you can combine a guided tour of the Museum of Mediterranean Masks with a visit to the Museum of Work Culture and the MaTeR Museum. For information on other types of cumulative tickets, you can consult the following web page.

Access mode: For a fee

Tickets :

Integer : 5 €, grownups, .

Reduced : 3 €, Groups and school groups; check at the box office for any other user categories subject to reduction, .

Services information: Guided tours are also available in English, French and Spanish. The fixed starting guide service is active, which allows you to take advantage of a guided tour without the need to organize yourself in a group. The service takes place every day, at 10.30, 12.30, 14.30 and 16.30.

Update

9/1/2024 - 18:18

Services

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