Biblioteca Guglia

Muggia's Biblioteca Guglia is a purpose-built civic library at Giardini Europa, named for local cultural promoter Edoardo Guglia.

Why it matters

The library preserves the town's written and photographic memory alongside its role as a civic cultural institution. Public reading services began in Muggia in 1960; the service became municipal in 1991 and moved to a dedicated building in 2016. The library's name recognizes Edoardo Guglia, while its children's section honours Slovenian intellectual and educator Kiljan Ferluga.

What to notice

Architect Eugenio Meli designed a light-filled building with three levels and two terraces overlooking the gulf. Its collections include books, audiovisual material, children's works, periodicals and local-history resources. The municipal historical archive, local photographs and material related to the San Rocco shipyards document different aspects of Muggia's civic life.

Context and history

The library began as a branch of Trieste's Biblioteca del Popolo, later associated with the Stelio Crise state library. After becoming a municipal service in 1991, it was housed for two decades in the Centro Culturale Gastone Millo. The current building, designed by Eugenio Meli with support from the Fondazione CRTrieste, opened in 2016. Its catalogues connect the local collection with the wider SBN network coordinated with the University of Trieste.