Venue: Via Orseolo, 22, Grado
The Museum of Fishing and Lagoon Life was established with the aim of preserving and recounting the history of the ‘casonera’ community, a group of people who for centuries lived in the characteristic ‘casoni’ (fishermen’s huts) of the Grado lagoon. This was a unique way of life, deeply rooted in the local area and its natural rhythms, which over time developed its own customs, traditions and knowledge, remaining virtually unchanged until after the Second World War. It was precisely the isolation of the lagoon that helped to preserve this culture, passed down from generation to generation mainly through oral tradition.
Today, the museum stands as a true repository of memory, established to safeguard a historical and anthropological heritage of great value that was in danger of being lost. The exhibition features original objects from the lagoon’s casoni, preserved over time by the casoneri and their descendants: fishing tools, items of daily life and evidence of traditional building techniques.
The exhibition is organised thematically and narratively, guiding visitors on a journey of discovery not only of the objects but of the entire lagoon world, with its delicate balance, its customs and its deep connection with the environment.
Alongside the material artefacts, there are also important intangible testimonies, such as video interviews with the last remaining casoneri, who recount first-hand the life, traditions and values of a community that has now disappeared, yet remains alive in the memory of the local area.
Entry to the museum is free.
OPENING HOURS 2026:
Open from 3 to 7 April from 10.00 to 12.30 and from 15.30 to 18.00
From 11 April to 7 June, open only on Saturdays from 3.30 pm to 6.00 pm and on Sundays and public holidays from 10.00 am to 12.30 pm and from 3.30 pm to 6.00 pm
From 13 to 28 June, open only on Saturdays and Sundays from 8.00 pm to 11.00 pm.
From 1 July to 6 September, open EVERY DAY except Mondays, from 8.00 pm to 11.00 pm.
From 12 September to 13 December, open only on Saturdays from 3.30 pm to 6.00 pm and on Sundays and public holidays, from 10.00 am to 12.30 pm and from 3.30 pm to 6.00 pm
FREE GUIDED TOURS, NO BOOKING REQUIRED:
5 April at 4.00 pm
6 April at 11.00 am