Museo civico etnografico Alta Val Brembana

About the museum

The museum is located on Via Torre in Valtorta, in a medieval building that housed the pretura (magistrate’s court) in the Venetian period. The idea for the museum dates back to the early 1980s and arose from the wish to gather evidence of the human and social history of Valtorta and the Alta Val Brembana, preserving the past while also promoting cultural renewal in the village.

The exhibition spreads over three floors and includes some 2,000 objects from different periods and of different sizes, relating to farming, dairy processing, craft trades and domestic life. The rooms are arranged like a traditional house of the upper valley, with a blacksmith’s workshop, a carpenter’s bench, cheese-making tools, a loom and a lathe, alongside chests, cupboards, tables, chairs, children’s toys and cradles.

Highlights

• Former Venetian-era magistrate’s court of medieval origin
• Some 2,000 objects of work and domestic life
• Blacksmith’s workshop and carpenter’s bench
• Tools for processing milk and cheese
• Loom, lathe and furnishings of a traditional house

Permanent exhibition

• Ambienti e attrezzi dell'Alta Valle Brembana – Rooms furnished as a traditional house, and tools of farmers and craftsmen, across three floors of the former pretura.

Operated by

Comune di Valtorta

Visitors per year

approx. 1,180

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• 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

A second entrance at the back of the building allows people with disabilities to visit.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The museum is on Via Torre, in the centre of Valtorta.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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