Museo Nazionale delle Pasta Alimentari commonly referred to as the National Pasta Museum is a charming little museum devoted to just one thing, pasta.

Home to the nation who perfected the art of water, salt, and flour, this is the only museum of its kind in the world. Founded in 1993, it was created to explore, educate, and showcase the history, production, evolution, and consumption of pasta. With thoughtfully curated exhibits and enticing displays, the museum features old machinery from the early days when China originally brought pasta to Italy.

Visitors will see traditional tools like the rolling pin, and revolutionary inventions like the kneading machine, plus drying techniques. Several photographs of Neapolitan scenes are also displayed.

Via Flaminia 141, 00196, Rome, Italy, Phone: +39-06-6-99-11-19

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