Ecomuseo della Resistenza "Il Codirosso"

About the museum

The Ecomuseo della Resistenza “Il Codirosso” was founded in 2002 on the initiative of Riccardo Assom, in a mountain hut in the Borgata Grossa of Lemma, where a redstart (codirosso) nested, which gives the museum its name. The museum is located in an area where the activities of the Piedmontese partisans were especially intense. Assom collected interviews with protagonists of the Resistance in the Valle Varaita, their relatives and witnesses, and many people began to donate objects, relics and photographs that they had kept since the postwar years.

In September 2019 the entire collection was moved to the current seat, the historic Palazzo Garro in Rossana, a town awarded the Bronze Medal of Civil Valour. The museum has kept its original name and aims; the permanent display unfolds across three rooms on the ground floor of the palazzo.

Management is entrusted to the volunteer members of an association that looks after and promotes historic and artistic heritage. Since 2021 Il Codirosso has been part of the Rete Ecomusei Piemonte. The collection includes weapons, uniforms, photographs, documents, a library of almost a thousand volumes on the history of the Resistance, and hours of interviews and audio testimonies gathered in the valleys of the Cuneo area.

Key themes

• Original weapons, uniforms and partisan relics
• Three permanent exhibition rooms in Palazzo Garro
• Audio testimonies of protagonists of the Resistance
• Specialist library of about a thousand volumes
• Visits always accompanied by a guide

Permanent exhibition

• Esposizione permanente sulla Resistenza in Valle Varaita – Weapons, uniforms, photographs, documents and audio testimonies on the Resistance in the valleys of the Cuneo area, in three rooms on the ground floor of Palazzo Garro.

Founded

2002

Operated by

Associazione Ecomuseo della Resistenza «Il Codirosso»

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission; at the end of the visit a voluntary donation is possible.

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

The museum states that it is accessible to people with disabilities; the rooms are on the ground floor.

Kids & families

Only partly suitable for kids

Educational routes calibrated to the age of students are available for schools.

Getting there & parking

The seat is Palazzo Garro, Via Giuseppe Mazzini 67, in the centre of Rossana, in Valle Varaita.

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Events & venue rental

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