Museo della Memoria e dell'Accoglienza

Museo della Memoria e dell'Accoglienza

Museo della Memoria e dell'Accoglienza
4.5
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
About
Established through the efforts APME - Association Pro Murals Jewish, the Museum, owned by the city, was built to a design by Luca Zevi and inaugurated in 2009. The museum contains historical remains of international importance, as the original Murals painted by Zvi Miller and welcomes visitors from all over the world. Immediately after the war, thousands of people survived the Nazis poured in Puglia. The Allied forces, British and American, spotted in the village of Santa Maria al Bagno, a seaside resort since ancient times, and in the town of Dine and Mondonuovo, ideal places in which to set up a refugee camp widespread. Overlooking the picturesque bay of Santa Maria al Bagno, of the municipality of Nardo, the Museum of Memory and Hospitality tells a story of rebirth, integration and solidarity.
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louissc
london12 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2013 • Friends
Important museum in the seaside village of Santa Maria al Bagno dedicated to thousands of concentration camp survivors who travelled through Italy on their way to Israel after World War II. Approximately 150,000 Jews passed by Santa Maria al Bagno between 1943 and 1947. The museum hosts pics, witness reports and books about that period. Very suggestive, worth a visit!
Written June 29, 2013
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Kristine90278
Redondo Beach, CA13 contributions
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Jun 2015 • Family
I live near Los Angeles and by pure accident, I learned about this museum at the Italian Cultural Institute there. I attended a lecture during Holocaust Remembrance Week given by Professor Fabrizio Lelli, who is a faculty member at the University of Lecce and affiliated with this museum. His lecture told the story of the many thousands of Jewish refugees who came to four camps for displaced persons in the area of Santa Maria al Bagno following World War II. They were Jews who survived the Holocaust, most from Eastern Europe. This museum documents the story of these Jews, their experiences in Salento, and what happened to some of them after they left the DP camps. It's a fascinating story and extremely well-told in photographs and documents at the museum. I scheduled a visit for my family and our tour guide, Marina, was excellent. This museum is definitely worth a visit!
Written July 9, 2015
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dgourmac
Boston, MA297 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2019 • Couples
A great discovery. Explored the most moving stories of how the Italian people provided temporary homes and care for refugees during World War II. Mostly Jews, escaping Eastern Europe and concentration camps, with no place to go. They were able to recover, build community, marry, have children, and then relocate to new homes from here, in Israel, US, South America, etc. Very inspiring, also connects to the pictures in the Jewish Museum in Lecce.
Written April 28, 2019
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cath w
Dublin, Ireland27 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2018 • Family
What a fabulous place! Extremely interesting tour and fascinating story ! I'm surprised there hasn't been a movie made about the Jewish people's sejourn here in the grand old summer villas from 1943-1947
My kids were enthralled and had loads of questions and thoughts afterwards.

Highly recommended !
The Thompson's from Ireland
Written July 19, 2018
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Sandra S
San Diego, CA8 contributions
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Apr 2015
What is perhaps not obvious from the exhibits is that the experience of the thousands of camp survivors was unusual. The Salentino villagers, poor and war weary, welcomed them warmly. These survivors were going to run the British blockade. Friendships formed, soccer games played, and refugees and fishermen and farmers shared skills and food. Hundreds of babies were born. Those who are interested should find a screening of "The Shores of Light" which traces the footsteps of three Israeli women who revisit their birthplace to see the place that evoked so many warm memories for their parents.(Katzir Productions) The former synagogue is now a cafe that sells excellent gelato and the museum is staffed by a group of young volunteers.
Written November 6, 2015
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Am9548
Tel Aviv, Israel46 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2019
First of all you must check the opening time (by phone/mail) prior to your visit.
You can get a very kind, professional & personal guide from the guide lady.
Plan your visit for about one hour.
Written December 10, 2019
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Cha0tic
Tel Aviv, Israel563 contributions
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Jun 2019 • Friends
The museum tells the story of the wonderful relations which developed between survivors of the Holocaust and the local population of Santa Maria al Bagno and the entire area which affected the future of both groups. Just wonderful!
Written June 14, 2019
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Cedar32
Sao Paulo, SP614 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2019
Alessandra is an excellent guide, who skillfully told us the story about the refugees from the Shoa. We truly were able to get a grasp of what life was like for the survivors, and how they were welcomed by the local communities. Special and unmissable.
Written May 30, 2019
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Mike_at_The_Edge
Edgware, UK60 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2019 • Couples
Heard about this museum while visiting the Jewish Museum in Lecce, where there is a very moving clip from a film about the thousands of Jews who survived the concentration camps or were in hiding during the war, and who were brought here to the southern tip of italy as a first step in their new lives in Israel or elsewhere. The local italians were amazing hosts to these traumatised (mostly young) people who had suffered so much. This museum is the result of a wonderful gesture from the Italian government who granted a prize, with some money, to the town for its humanitarian work in 1944-1947, and who then created this museum. Its an uplifting story - how from the depths of suffering hope is reborn, how the will to live takes people to a new future. And how Southern Italy was so welcoming to the 'displaced persons' as they were termed by the Allies.

There are loads of photos, some very moving ones of the weddings and births from that period, the friendships that were made between the towns people and the refugees, and also some wonderful 'graffiti' style frescoes which have been removed from the old house where they were painted by Tzvi Miller, one of the jewish refugees who later went to Israel, and restored at the museum.
Written May 14, 2019
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JaydeeISR
50 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2017 • Couples
Made a special detour to visit this small museum that tells the story of the thousands of Jewish Holocaust survivors who made it to this part of Italy and were welcomed and helped by the local community.
We were shown around by the lovely Marina,who obviously loves what she does.The stories behind the museum and its exhibited photographs are heartwarming and moving.
No longer being financed by the local municipality, there is a very small entrance fee and a reliance on donations. This museum deserves to go from strength to strength as its story is so special.
Written May 29, 2017
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