Museo demo-antropologico d'arti e mestieri antichi
Folk culture museum in the basements of the Palazzo Comunale (town hall) of Montelupone, with craft and farm tools, a 19th-century printing workshop and the tower clock.
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About the museum
The museum was opened on 3 May 1998 with the aim of recovering the folk and traditional heritage of the Marche hills, so that the historical memory of past generations is not lost. It is housed in the basements of the Palazzo Comunale in Montelupone and consists of eight rooms.
They display tools and instruments of craft and farm work, antique objects, photographs and clothing from the area. Every object is labelled with its name in the dialect of Montelupone.
Among the most unusual rooms is the room of collective equipment, with the still-working mechanism of the civic tower clock, two large film projectors in use until the 1960s, lamps and tools from the former local electricity company, and a reconstruction of a 19th-century printing workshop.
Highlights
- Eight rooms in the basements of the Palazzo Comunale
- Working mechanism of the civic tower clock
- Reconstruction of a 19th-century printing workshop
- Film projectors used until the 1960s
- Objects labelled with their names in the local dialect
Permanent exhibition
- Arti e mestieri antichi della fascia collinare marchigiana – Craft and farm tools, photographs, clothing, a 19th-century printing workshop and the mechanism of the civic clock.
- Founded
- 1998
- Operated by
- Comune di Montelupone
- Visitors per year
- approx. 1,200
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
The museum is partly accessible to people with reduced mobility or sensory impairments; there are steps.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided visits by appointment at the tourist office of Montelupone, +39 333 478 8968. |
