Casa Museo Marascalchi
House museum of rural life in the historic centre of Quartinago (Cimego): five floors with kitchen, carpenter’s workshop, bedrooms and silkworm room.
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About the museum
Casa Marascalchi is in the historic centre of Quartinago, a hamlet of Cimego, now in the municipality of Borgo Chiese. It is a museum of rural life that lets visitors rediscover the roots of the people of the Valle del Chiese. The house, lived in until the early 1990s, has been restored and opened to the public, keeping its original rooms and objects.
The visit is a journey through time over five floors. In the basement are the cellar and the stable. On the ground floor are the typical peasant kitchen, with the old open hearth and the more recent kitchen range, and the carpenter’s workshop with bench and tools for maintaining the house. On the first floor are the bedrooms and the room dedicated to silkworm rearing and weaving. On the second floor a large open space was used to haul up firewood, brushwood bundles, straw, hay and grain with a pulley, while the attic served as additional storage.
Casa Marascalchi is open thanks to the willingness of some volunteers and, on certain occasions, hosts guided tours organised by the association La Fusina.
Highlights
- Peasant kitchen with open hearth
- Carpenter’s workshop with bench and tools
- Room for silkworm rearing and weaving
- House lived in until the early 1990s, with original rooms over five floors
Permanent exhibition
- Casa museo della vita contadina – Original rooms and objects over five floors: kitchen, carpenter’s workshop, bedrooms and the silkworm room.
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: not available
- 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
Historic house on several floors; the sources consulted indicate it is not suitable for people with mobility difficulties.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
The house is located in the historic centre of Quartinago, in the hamlet of Cimego.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | On opening dates, free guided visits are organised by booking, with a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 15 participants. |
