Nuoro, Ceramics Museum - ISRE

The Nuoro Ceramics Museum houses and enhances a collection of more than 300 original pieces that investigate the popular and artistic production of ceramic artefacts from the early 20th century to the post-war period.
The museum, set up starting from the collections already owned by the Higher Regional Ethnographic Institute, was subsequently enriched with donations and acquisitions from territorial production centers such as Campidano and the Dorgali school, up to the testimonies of the main Sardinian masters, who have distinguished themselves in research in the field of artistic craftsmanship: Francesco Ciusa, Salvatore Fancello, the Melis brothers, Edina Altara and in the late twentieth century Emilia Palomba, Gavino Tiloca, Angelo Sciannella.
The exhibition is located in the spaces of Casa Chironi in Nuoro, recently restored and returned to the community in this new museum capacity.
The museum layout, a reference point for ceramic enthusiasts, was designed by the architect Antonello Cuccu, both for scholars and for all those who wish to discover the art and history of this ancient tradition.

Why it is important to visit it
The itinerary of visiting the museum unfolds through the rooms of Casa Chironi, an elegant architectural context, which gives a unique and engaging atmosphere to the visiting experience, ideally transporting visitors to the historical phases in which ceramics came to life, growing and transforming over time.