Museo Civico del Sud-Ovest americano Lorenzo Vescia
Civic museum of Cavona (Cuveglio) with the collection of Lorenzo Vescia on the Native Americans of the American Southwest and the pioneers of the Far West, in a former nursery school.
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About the museum
The museum holds the collection of Enzo “Larry” Vescia, a surgeon who, during his specialist training in the United States, developed a passion for the lands of the American Southwest and the culture of its Native peoples. Friendships with some Native Americans and years of travel gave rise to a collection of about three hundred objects, some of which he restored himself.
The transition from private collection to museum took place in 1989: after Vescia's death his wife, Marie Reine Dupont, donated the collection to the Comune di Cuveglio, linking it to the Valcuvia, where he had spent his childhood and his last years. The museum is housed in the former nursery school of the hamlet of Cavona, on whose building the old inscription “Asilo Infantile” remains; for decades local volunteers from Cavona have worked with the museum. The museum has also received visits from representatives of the descendant communities of the peoples documented.
The route, short and evocative, begins with a painting of Monument Valley and includes the kiva, a round room reproducing the ceremonial space of the Pueblos, with arrowheads, pre-Columbian pottery, Hopi kachina and Navajo rugs; the pioneers' room, devoted to cowboys, sheriffs and saloons; and the study-library, with pottery, footwear, firearms, quilts and rugs.
Highlights
- Reconstructed kiva with Native American finds
- Arrowheads, pre-Columbian pottery and a Hopi kachina doll
- Pioneers' room devoted to the Wild West
- Navajo rugs and quilts
- Former nursery school of Cavona as the museum's seat
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione Vescia: nativi americani e pionieri del far west – Around three hundred objects, including Native American artefacts, pioneer equipment and memorabilia of Lorenzo Vescia, displayed in the kiva, the pioneers' room and the study-library.
- Founded
- 1989
- Operated by
- Comune di Cuveglio
- Visitors per year
- approx. 640
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours and visits outside opening hours by reservation, by writing to urp@museovescia.org or telephoning 0332 650 107. |
