Celestino Weaving Museum
Workshops and a full tour to discover an ancient art at the heart of local identity
A family of weavers
In Longobucco weaving is still done by hand, on old looms, and the pattern is not embroidered afterwards: it is woven into the fabric. In the 1920s the village's textiles were shown at the exhibition in Rome, and in 1929 they won a silver medal in Barcelona.
In the 1930s master weaver Eugenio Celestino brought the women who wove at home into his workshop: its bedspreads, tapestries, rugs and trousseau linens reached the Royal Household and the great fashion houses. In 1959 his son Mario took over and also opened the showroom in Camigliatello Silano.
The museum
The family's palazzo in the old town houses the “Eugenio Celestino” Museum of Broom, Wool and Silk. On the ground floor are pieces, photographs and documents from the business; on the first floor the historic workshop with its looms; on the top floor the original designs and the latest work.