Centro della comunicazione audiovisiva Collezione Oreste Coni
Small museum in Gazzuolo with cameras, movie cameras and projectors from the 1920s to today, founded on the collection donated by Oreste Coni.
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About the museum
The Centro della comunicazione audiovisiva grew out of the collection of Oreste Coni, donated to the Comune di Gazzuolo and turned into a multimedia centre devoted to the history of photography and cinema. It is housed in the village’s cultural centre, in Via Roma, next to the Teatro Giacometti and the municipal library, under a 16th-century portico in the Gonzaga style, the work of Bertazzolo.
The collection brings together cameras and movie cameras documenting the evolution of the technology from the 1920s to today. The display is divided into two sections: the first presents cameras and movie cameras along a route with panels on the origins of photography and early cinema; the second is devoted to projectors and to the workshop, regarded as the heart of the centre, where visitors can get close to audiovisual, documentary, photographic, directing and editing techniques.
The centre hosts cultural events and works with the library, with local schools and with schools in the province of Mantua.
Highlights
- Cameras and movie cameras from the 1920s to today
- Route with panels on the origins of photography and early cinema
- Vintage projectors
- Workshop on audiovisual, photographic and editing techniques
- Venue under the 16th-century portico next to the Teatro Giacometti
Permanent exhibitions
- Macchine fotografiche e cineprese – Devices from the 1920s to today, with an illustrated route on the origins of photography and early cinema.
- Proiettori e laboratorio audiovisivo – Vintage projectors and a space to learn about audiovisual, documentary, photographic, directing and editing techniques.
- Operated by
- Comune di Gazzuolo
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €2 |
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| Reduced | €1Schools and groups |
| Groups | €1 per person |
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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
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided visits take place by booking only. The centre works with schools in the area and in the province of Mantua. |
