AMALFI'S HISTORIC PAPER MUSEUM RE-OPENS
Amalfi (Campania) has re-opened its historic paper mill museum after a prolonged closure due to Covid pandemic regulations. The Paper Museum is a unique institution situated inside a historic 13th century mill, where visitors can observe the time-honoured bambagina process of converting rags into handmade paper using the newly restored traditional machinery.
The high quality of Amalfi paper was greatly appreciated over the centuries – among the distinguished customers were the Vatican and Mozart.
The mills were situated in the Valle dei Mulini (Valley of Mills), fed by the Canneto stream. At one point there were sixteen working mills in the valley, but most were destroyed during a catastrophic flood in 1954, leaving only three still operative.
The Paper Museum is open every day between 10-19.
Info: Tel. +39.089.8304561 www.amalfipapermuseum.com info@museodellacarta.it
