Centro di documentazione sulla cultura rurale
Small collection of agro-pastoral material culture in the village of Castel Focognano, currently closed pending a new display.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The collection is in the medieval village of Castel Focognano, whose castle is first mentioned in 1028, and is part of the network of the Ecomuseo del Casentino. The village was for a long time the seat of the Florentine Podestà, until in 1778 Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo moved the administrative seat to Rassina.
The small collection was created towards the end of the 1990s with the contribution of local families, to preserve the memory of the work and everyday objects typical of the area. It is organised by production cycles: the grain cycle and woodcutting, herding and transhumance with tools for processing milk and shearing, and domestic wool work, from carding and spinning to warping and weaving.
According to the Ecomuseo del Casentino, the venue is temporarily closed pending a new display. In the village you can see the watch tower, the remains of the castle and the 15th-century Loggia del Podestà with numerous stone coats of arms.
Highlights
- Collection organised by production cycles: grain, herding, wool
- Tools for processing milk and shearing
- Tools for spinning and weaving wool
- Village of Castel Focognano with watch tower and Loggia del Podestà
Permanent exhibition
- Raccolta di cultura materiale agro-pastorale – Tools for the grain cycle, herding and wool work, collected with the help of the village families (currently not open to visitors).
- Founded
- 1996
- Operated by
- Comune di Castel Focognano / Ecomuseo del Casentino
- Visitors per year
- approx. 406
Admission & discounts
The collection is closed pending a new display; no reopening date has been announced.
Accessibility
The collection is closed pending a new display; no reopening date has been announced.
Kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
In July and August, activities for children and families are planned.
Getting there & parking
The collection is closed pending a new display; no reopening date has been announced.
Amenities & dining
The collection is closed pending a new display; no reopening date has been announced.
Events & venue rental
The collection is closed pending a new display; no reopening date has been announced.
