Ecomuseo del Cossatese e delle Baragge
Dispersed museum of Cossato with its seat in the former school of Castellengo, comprising the Bertola collection of rural objects, an ancient pieve, a farm and the baraggia.
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About the museum
The Ecomuseo del Cossatese e delle Baragge is a “dispersed” museum in the landscape and the territory: it has as many open-air rooms as there are exemplary aspects of the history of the environment and the local community, and brings together the cultural heritage to which residents attribute identity value.
The idea arose when the Comune di Cossato acquired from a private owner, Mr Bertola, a collection of objects documenting the environments and activities of Cossato’s rural civilisation. With resolutions of the Giunta (23 November 1998) and of the Consiglio comunale (24 November 1998), the foundations of the ecomuseum were laid, together with a memorandum of understanding with the Province of Biella.
Unlike the traditional museum, the ecomuseum looks after and promotes technical and cultural heritage through a network of nodes: the museum cell is both the starting and the ending point of routes that connect it to the territory. The mosaic includes the Bertola collection, the ancient pieve, the farm and the baraggia, the typical heathland of the Biellese. The seat is the former school in the hamlet of Castellengo, which also houses the Ente di gestione del Parco della Baraggia.
Highlights
- Bertola collection of objects from Cossato’s rural life
- Seat in the former school of the hamlet of Castellengo
- Routes across the territory: ancient pieve, farm and baraggia
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione Bertola – Objects documenting the environments and activities of Cossato’s rural civilisation, at the Castellengo seat.
- Operated by
- Comune di Cossato
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
- 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
According to the Comune’s entry, there are no architectural barriers.
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 | Free access during opening hours, which are not published online. |
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