Istituto superiore regionale etnografico

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The Istituto superiore regionale etnografico (ISRE; English: Sardinian Regional Institute of Ethnography) is an institution based in Nuoro (Sardinia), established in 1972 by the Regional Council of Sardinia. [1]

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The institution was established concurrently with the centenary of the birth of the writer Grazia Deledda, to promote the ''study and documentation of the social and cultural life of Sardinia in its traditional manifestations and its transformations, as set out in article 1 of the by-laws.

The newborn Institute was added to the pre-existing "Museo del costume di Nuoro" , which was renamed "Museo della vita e delle tradizioni popolari sarde" (Museum of Sardinian Folk Life and Traditions). In 1978 the municipality of Nuoro ceded to ISRE the house of Grazia Deledda and the institute set up the Museo Deleddiano which was opened to the public in 1983. [2]

On July 20, 2023, the new "Museo della Ceramica" (Museum of Ceramics) was inaugurated within the premises of the historic Casa Chironi, [3] donated to the institute by the Municipality of Nuoro. [4]

Functions and activities

ISRE currently manages a range of public and private facilities, libraries and collections. Among these:

Ethnographic festivals

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References

  1. L.R. n. 26 del 5 luglio 1972 I.S.R.E. Istituto superiore regionale etnografico on line sito istituzionale della Regione Autonoma della Sardegna
  2. "Museo Deleddiano di Nuoro". Fidelity House (in Italian). 5 February 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  3. "L'Isre apre a Nuoro il museo della ceramica - Notizie - Ansa.it". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 17 July 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  4. "Il nuovo Museo della Ceramica di Nuoro" (in Italian). 22 July 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  5. Biblioteca ISRE on line