Ecomuseo Montagna Pistoiese - Polo Didattico del Ghiaccio
Teaching centre at Pracchia on the production of natural ice in the Montagna Pistoiese, with tools, models and documentation; currently closed for renovation.
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About the museum
The Polo didattico del Ghiaccio is one of the venues of the Ecomuseo della Montagna Pistoiese, run by the association of the same name based in Gavinana. It was established in 1998 in the former school of Pracchia, in Via della Noce, to document an activity that has now disappeared: the production and trade of natural ice.
Between the late 18th and early 20th centuries, the Montagna Pistoiese, particularly the Reno valley, was a centre of ice production. The best-known plant is the Ghiacciaia della Madonnina at Le Piastre, fed by an artificial lake that exploited the river’s water, a system of channels and dams, and the winter cold.
The exhibition presents photographic and audiovisual documentation on the ice industry, original tools and two models, one of the Madonnina area and one of an early artificial ice factory. The centre is linked to the Itinerario del Ghiaccio and the Sentiero della Ghiacciaia, which connects Le Piastre to Pontepetri. The venue is currently closed for renovation works.
Highlights
- Photographic and audiovisual documentation on the ice industry
- Original tools used by the ice workers
- Model of the Ghiacciaia della Madonnina area
- Model of one of the first artificial ice factories
Permanent exhibition
- Il ghiaccio nella Montagna Pistoiese – Photographic and audiovisual documentation, original tools and two models dedicated to the production of natural and artificial ice.
- Founded
- 1998
- Operated by
- Associazione Ecomuseo della Montagna Pistoiese
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | For information on visits and extraordinary openings, you can call the Ecomuseum’s toll-free number, 800 974102. The Ghiacciaia della Madonnina at Le Piastre, part of the same route, has its own summer schedule. |
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