Galleria Storica dei Civici Pompieri della Valchiavenna
Small history museum of firefighting in Chiavenna, with hand pumps, uniforms, vintage postcards and models of fire-fighting vehicles.
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About the museum
The Galleria storica traces the tradition of the Corpo dei Pompieri di Chiavenna, founded in 1868 as the Civico Corpo dei Pompieri. In 1991, for the fiftieth anniversary of the Corpo nazionale dei vigili del fuoco, the staff of the local detachment gathered rescue equipment and documents on the history of firefighting in the Valchiavenna from the mid-19th century onwards.
The first rooms were set up in the basement of the new fire station in Mese and completed in October 2002, when the Gruppo storico pompieri Valchiavenna, the volunteer association that looks after the museum, was founded. In 2006 the Comune di Chiavenna made available the former professional mechanics institute, with over 600 m² of covered space in three sheds.
The display is run by the staff of the Distaccamento dei Vigili del Fuoco di Mese, heir to the Corpo dei Pompieri di Chiavenna. Among the most significant objects is the hand pump “MERA 3”, in service from 1883 until after the Second World War and rediscovered in 1989 during the fire of a farmhouse.
Highlights
- Hand pump “MERA 3” with transport cart, in use from 1883
- Uniforms, accessories and gala helmet from 1889
- Reconstruction of a local fire station from the late 1930s
- Over 250 postcards devoted to firefighters
- 1:14 scale models of fire-fighting vehicles, from hand carts to modern fire engines
Permanent exhibition
- Galleria Storica dei Civici Pompieri – Hand pumps, uniforms, documents, postcards and models of fire-fighting vehicles that tell the story of Chiavenna’s firefighters.
- Founded
- 2002
- Operated by
- Distaccamento dei Vigili del Fuoco di Mese e Gruppo storico pompieri Valchiavenna
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | For extra openings, contact the Consorzio Turistico Valchiavenna (Piazza Caduti per la Libertà 4, Chiavenna), phone 0343 37485. |
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