Museo del Carraio
Small museum in Palazzo Comelli in Bargi with the tools of a cartwright: pedal lathes, drills, measuring instruments and tools for building carts.
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About the museum
The Museo del Carraio opened in 2017 in a room of the 18th-century Palazzo Comelli in Bargi, a hamlet of Camugnano. The collection was donated to the Comune di Camugnano by Giuseppe and Paola Gandolfi, in memory of their father Enrico Gandolfi, a cartwright.
Enrico made many of his tools himself, because he could not afford to buy them. His carts were so well known that he had a stylised signature carved on them. After the Second World War the trade gradually disappeared, and Enrico turned to carpentry.
The display presents the tools for building carts and carriages, pedal lathes, drills, measuring instruments and spirit levels, all in good condition.
Highlights
- Cartwright’s tools that belonged to Enrico Gandolfi
- Period pedal lathes and drills
- Measuring instruments and spirit levels
- Room inside the eighteenth-century Palazzo Comelli
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione del carraio Enrico Gandolfi – Tools for building carts and carriages, pedal lathes, drills and measuring instruments in a room of Palazzo Comelli.
- Founded
- 2017
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €8 |
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| Reduced | €6 |
Rates from a Museionline listing: full €8, reduced €6.
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Amenities & dining
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | The museum can only be visited on a guided tour, booked at least 48 hours in advance on the Palazzo Comelli website or by calling +39 335 577 2904. |
