Hand-painted artistic eggs featuring natural landscapes, displayed in a showcase at the Ovo Pinto Museum in Civitella del Lago.
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Ovo Pinto Museum in Civitella del Lago

A one-of-a-kind museum near the charming Lake Corbara, in Civitella del Lago, houses a collection of thousands of eggs from all kinds of animal species, painted and carved by national and international artists.

The ancient art of painting eggs

Egg painting during the Easter period is a very old tradition, widespread throughout Europe and especially central Italy. Eggs were dyed using natural elements like flower, herb and onion infusions then blessed and eaten on Easter Day.

To revive this tradition, thanks to the brilliant intuition of Bernardini Anacleto, president of a youth cultural association, the “Mostra Concorso Nazionale Ovo Pinto” has been held in Civitella del Lago since 1982, open to anyone who wants to express their creativity during the Easter period.

This extraordinary exhibition led to the opening of the unique "Museo Ovo Pinto” in 2005, turning an ancient rural custom into a prestigious and refined form of art.

Hand-painted artistic eggs featuring natural landscapes, displayed in a showcase at the Ovo Pinto Museum in Civitella del Lago.

Eggs painted with natural landscapes

Egg decorated with red and black paint, carved with a spiral pattern creating a dynamic and modern effect.

Carved egg with spiral pattern

Egg decorated with a white and blue veil, inspired by Mother Teresa’s iconic habit, placed on a rock at sunset.

Egg inspired by Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Egg decorated with a lively town square scene, featuring chefs, an ostrich and a big painted omelette flowing out at the base.

Egg decorated with a lively town square scene

Extraordinary creativity

The museum offers an immersive journey through a collection of over 500 artistic eggs from all over the world, created with special materials, colours, and patterns: from a tribute to Monet to an ostrich egg dedicated to Picasso's Guernica, to a goose egg music box playing a romantic tune. Mythology is also represented through duck and hen eggs, portraying Pegasus and Mercury, along with a tribute to Einstein and a commemorative egg for Mother Teresa of Calcutta.

A unique place that surprises and amazes even the most vivid imagination.

For more information: ovopinto.it

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