Museo Casa di Osiride Brovedani
House museum in Trieste dedicated to Osiride Brovedani, founder of Fissan: five rooms covering private life, deportation and the history of the company.
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About the museum
The museum occupies the house in Via Alberti where Osiride Brovedani lived with his wife Fernanda and where, in the basement in 1930, Fissan was founded, the company that made him known as “el signor Fissan”. Brovedani, a benefactor of the city, was deported to Nazi camps in 1944 and returned to Trieste in 1945. The museum opened on 11 February 2013 and reopened after renovation on 19 September 2017.
The route is organised into five chronological rooms, each with its own colour, supported by multimedia and interactive displays. It covers Brovedani’s childhood and his work as a journalist, the birth of the first Fissan factory, the deportation, post-war life, his passions for photography and mountains, and finally the company’s growth and the creation of the Fondazione Brovedani, with the Convitto and the Casa Albergo in Gradisca d’Isonzo in the 1970s and 1980s.
Among the most significant objects are a prisoner’s jacket found in the attic, letters sent from the camp and the prison diary, which is also available as a free PDF. The museum also aims to be a centre for study and education on the Shoah and offers schools activities on twentieth-century European history and on the economic history of the Fissan company.
Highlights
- House where Brovedani lived and founded Fissan in 1930
- Five chronological rooms with multimedia displays
- Prisoner’s jacket, letters from the camp and prison diary
- Free admission
Permanent exhibition
- Percorso espositivo permanente in cinque sale – Five chronological rooms devoted to the life of Osiride Brovedani, from his childhood to the deportation, through to Fissan and the Foundation.
- Founded
- 2013
- Operated by
- Fondazione Brovedani
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Groups (8+ people) | free per personGroups of at least 8 people and school groups: free admission; visits by appointment, booked at least one week in advance. |
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Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- 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 Trieste municipal tourism portal, the museum is accessible to people with disabilities and has a lift.
Kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 45 min |
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The museum welcomes school groups with dedicated activities; the story of the deportation is particularly suitable for school-age children.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
From the railway station, bus 8; from the city centre, bus 29.
By car
No on-site parking at the museum.
The museum is about 200 metres from the Pam supermarket on Campi Elisi; there is no parking available for visitors.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | The visit lasts from 45 minutes to one hour. The museum offers schools educational activities on twentieth-century European history and on the economic history of the Fissan company. Brovedani’s prison diary can be downloaded free of charge from the website. |
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