Casa Museo di Cerveno
Rural house from the late 16th century in Cerveno, in Valle Camonica, with farm tools and materials of the Santa Crus.
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About the museum
The Casa Museo di Cerveno occupies a rural building from the late 16th century, once owned by the Mondoni and Bazzoni families and lived in until the last decades of the 20th century. The municipality of Cerveno bought it to preserve the structure and to move there the ethnographic material collected earlier. Opened to the public in 2006, it is recognised by the Lombardy Region as a museum collection and also serves as a venue for cultural meetings, conferences and educational workshops.
The house retains its original construction features: vaulted rooms, the use of limestone, wood and iron, and many rooms connected by stairs, as in a typical farmhouse of the Alpine valleys. The objects and furnishings on display document local ways of life, with tools for field work, viticulture and winemaking, livestock rearing, silvo-pastoral activities and crafts.
One section is devoted to the Santa Crus, the living representation of the Passion of Christ that the community stages every ten years: costumes, weapons, helmets, cuirasses, symbols of the Passion and images of the preparatory phases are on display.
Highlights
- Late 16th-century rural house with vaulted rooms and original fittings
- Tools for agriculture, viticulture, livestock rearing and crafts
- Santa Crus materials, the living Passion staged every ten years
- Costumes, weapons, helmets and cuirasses of the performers
Permanent exhibition
- Vita rurale e Santa Crus – Tools of farm and craft work and materials from the ten-yearly representation of the Passion of Christ: costumes, weapons, helmets and cuirasses.
- Founded
- 2006
- Operated by
- Comune di Cerveno
- Visitors per year
- approx. 1,500
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €2 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 5 · Free admission for children up to age 5. |
| Groups | –The fees do not apply to organised group visits with a guide. |
Tickets are bought from the custodian, who waits outside. Free admission for residents of the municipality and for children up to age 5.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- 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
There may be architectural barriers in the historic building.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Booking is required for group visits: to book or to receive information, you can phone or write to the Casa Museo. |
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