A tribute to the people, families and ancestral memories that make the rebirth of the Gallipoli Tuna Fishery Multimedia Museum possible.
Here we celebrate those who preserved memory, those who donated photographs, memories and testimonies inherited from ancestors.
They shared their father's stories and those of an entire fishing village, bringing maps, notes and the memory of the slaughter ritual.
Contribution: logbook entries, net photographs and stories from 1968.
From a tonnarotto grandfather's archive came a collection of letters, textiles and tuna fishery objects that tell the story of daily work and seaside festivities.
Contribution: oral memories, family documents and a small collection of tools.
A local historian and memory curator, she contributed in-depth interviews and stories about women’s roles in tuna fishery communities.
Contribution: collected testimonies, quotes and freely shared publications.
A group of citizens who gathered materials and testimonies, making the memories of grandparents who worked at sea available to the museum.
Contribution: visual archives, documents and support for the museum storytelling.
The most important memories are not just names: they are the gestures, objects and stories passed down by families. This page is dedicated to those who preserve the tuna fishery’s intangible heritage.
If you have memories, photos or objects from past generations related to the tuna fishery, this is the right place to share them. Every contribution is a precious piece of our shared history.
Submit a memory