Ecomuseo della Civiltà Montanara di Bagneri

About the museum

Bagneri is a small alpine hamlet at about 900 m above sea level, in the Valle Elvo, a hamlet of Muzzano. The ecomuseum dedicated to mountain civilisation and tradition features an early 20th-century carpentry workshop, memories of the old school, the traditional chestnut-drying kiln (the graa) and the chestnut room. The hamlet can only be reached on foot along the mule track, and it preserves the parish church with its cemetery overlooking the Mucrone, the statue of the Madonna del Piumin and other sculptures, including stone works by the young artist Cecilia Martin Birsa.

The Associazione Amici di Bagneri “Enrica Simone”, founded in 2004, supports the vitality of the hamlet by combining the recovery of material culture with the development of new craft activities. On Sundays visitors are welcomed by the association’s volunteers and in summer by staff of the Rete Museale Biellese. Bagneri hosts a cell of the Ecomuseo Valle Elvo e Serra, with which it collaborates together with the Comune di Muzzano.

For more than forty years the village has been visited by the Scouts of Biella, who combine educational activities with care for the territory. The Casa Scout, converted from the old parish house, offers accommodation to groups, families and parishes. Over the year the community organises events such as the fagiolata (bean feast), the festa delle erbe (herb festival), the festa di San Bernardo and the festa delle castagne (chestnut festival). Educational activities are possible all year round, for example on carpentry, chestnut trees and sculpture.

Highlights

• Old carpentry workshop of the ecomuseum
• Former school and chestnut room
• Graa for drying chestnuts
• Hamlet at 900 m with the Madonna del Piumin
• Sales point for local specialities

Permanent exhibition

• Cellula dell'Ecomuseo: falegnameria, ex scuola e graa – The old carpentry workshop, the school room and the graa for drying chestnuts tell the story of life in the mountain community.

Operated by

Associazione Amici di Bagneri «Enrica Simone»

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission according to Abbonamento Musei.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• 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 hamlet can only be reached on foot, after a short path: access is difficult for people with reduced mobility.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

Bagneri (a hamlet of Muzzano) can only be reached by the pedestrian mule track; along the way is the Tracciolino.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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