Museo Cervi

About the museum

The museum is set up in the farmhouse to which the Cervi family, sharecroppers, moved in 1934. In the early 1930s the Cervi made important choices both in the running of their fields and in their anti-fascist outlook. In December 1943 Genoeffa and Alcide's seven sons were shot in reprisal, together with Quarto Camurri, and their story immediately took on strong symbolic value. During the war the house had been a point of reference and support for anti-fascists and draft evaders.

After the war the house became a place of pilgrimage for those who identified with the values of anti-fascism and democracy. Through a spontaneous process of transformation it became the “Museo per la storia dei movimenti contadini, dell'antifascismo e della Resistenza nelle campagne” (Museum of the History of Peasant Movements, Anti-Fascism and the Resistance in the Countryside), built from the collection of objects, prints, manuscripts, awards, albums, memorabilia and works of art kept by the family or donated later. The current route is the result of the rearrangement at the start of the 2000s, which made the whole historic house accessible.

The visit route is divided into three sections: “Il lavoro contadino” (Peasant Work), “L'antifascismo e la Resistenza” (Anti-Fascism and the Resistance) and “Una famiglia nella memoria” (A Family in Memory). Farm tools coexist with multimedia installations, such as the Quadrisfera, active since 2005, and the room “Cammini della Memoria” (Paths of Memory), linked to the portal Memorieincammino.it. The museum is run by the Istituto Alcide Cervi, which promotes research, educational activities and remembrance initiatives.

Highlights

• Historic farmhouse where the Cervi family lived
• Three sections: peasant work, anti-fascism and the Resistance, a family in memory
• Quadrisfera, a multimedia installation on the history of the 20th century
• “Cammini della Memoria” room linked to the portal Memorieincammino.it
• Donated works of art, including “Morire per amore” by Roberto Matta

Permanent exhibition

• Percorso museale di Casa Cervi – Three sections in the historic house: peasant work, anti-fascism and the Resistance, and the memory of the family, with the Quadrisfera and the Paths of Memory room.

Founded

1950

Operated by

Istituto Alcide Cervi

Visitors per year

approx. 31,284

Admission & discounts

Admission to the museum's exhibition rooms is €5 per person, with a free bookmark.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The website indicates partially restricted access for people with disabilities, without further details. A video guide to the museum in Italian Sign Language (LIS) is available.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum is suitable for all ages and offers educational activities and workshops for schools of every level.

Getting there & parking

The museum is in the lower Reggio plain, between the municipalities of Gattatico and Campegine, at Via Fratelli Cervi 9.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Bookshop with books and gifts from the Istituto Alcide Cervi.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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