Panoramic view of the sea and coast of Gallipoli

Showcase Site • Multimedia Museum Project

The memory of the sea.
The soul of Gallipoli.

This is the showcase site for the future Multimedia Museum of the Gallipoli Tuna Fishery: a centuries-old tradition that shaped Salento's identity.

Explore the history, the growing digital archive, and how to contribute to preserving the memory of the tonnarotti.

Explore History The Multimedia Museum

"The tuna fishery was more than fishing. It was an invisible architecture among the waves, guided by ritual, labor and the voice of the rais."

For centuries, Gallipoli's tuna fishery was a floating city. A perfect machine of naval engineering, discipline and a visceral bond between the community and the Ionian Sea.

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The Pillars of Memory

History and Messapi

From the funnel traps of the Japigi-Messapi to the studies of Filippo Briganti and Gallipoli's Red Book.

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The Bluefin Tuna

The biology of the pelagic species, migration routes, preservation in oil and salt, and traditional culinary cuts.

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Project in progress

The Multimedia Museum

An immersive experience under construction: projections, archive audio and 3D reconstructions bring the tuna fishery ritual back to life.

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