Museo Nazionale delle Arti e Tradizioni Popolari (National Museum of Traditional and Folk Art), Rome

Located in the EUR district, this large and captivating museum is the only one of its kind in Italy. Its early collection was initially exhibited in the 1911 Ethnographic Exhibition, held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Unification of Italy. Following the exhibition, the collection found its home in the current building, which became part of the EUR district in the late 1950s.

Dedicated to exploring the lesser-known aspects of Italian life, the museum offers insights into the individuals who ensured the delivery of food and wine to the tables of the affluent across the city. Its various sections showcase a range of artifacts from all over Italy, including farming tools, traditional costumes, ceramics, and more.

Noteworthy exhibits include religious items, such as crude paintings depicting people afflicted with various ailments and wax body parts. These were created as offerings to express gratitude to the saints for their deliverance from specific ailments. Given the peasants' limited financial means, they offered whatever they could. The ground floor of the museum features brightly painted carts that were used to transport goods from the countryside to marketplaces, as well as a gondola presented to Queen Margaret of Savoy in 1882.

Other highlights include the puppet theater and the 12 masks of the Procession of San Sosti, painted masks worn by dancers during spring and autumn festivals. The museum's collection of approximately 750 regional costumes not only includes those from Italy and its islands but also from Greece, Albania, Austria, Germany, France, Spain, and North Africa.