Museo delle donne valdesi
Small memorial museum in Serre di Angrogna dedicated to the lives and biographies of Waldensian and Protestant women.
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About the museum
The Museo delle donne valdesi is located in the locality of Serre di Angrogna and belongs to the museum system of the Fondazione Centro Culturale Valdese. It presents itself as a symbolic place and a memorial dedicated to Waldensian women in history, and stresses in particular their familiarity with the Bible and the position of the Waldensian world within Protestantism, between local life and international openness.
The route unfolds in a single room. Movable panels document the everyday life of Waldensian women between the late 19th and early 20th centuries, from the wet nurse to the schoolteacher, from the factory worker to the emigrant, up to the missionary and the deaconess. On the walls, the biographies of Protestant women from the Middle Ages to the modern era are displayed, from the Reformation to English Puritanism, from Huguenot resistance in France to the American suffrage movement. Images from the recent history of the Waldensian Church (Chiesa valdese) and photographs of women today complete the visit.
Highlights
- Panels on the lives of Waldensian women between the 19th and 20th centuries
- Biographies of Protestant women, from the Reformation to the suffrage movement
- Figures of wet nurse, schoolteacher, factory worker, emigrant, missionary and deaconess
- Photographs of Waldensian women today
Permanent exhibition
- Le donne valdesi nella storia – Panels and biographies of Waldensian and Protestant women, from the Reformation to the present day.
- Operated by
- Fondazione Centro Culturale Valdese
- Visitors per year
- approx. 3,000
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission for self-guided visits is by free-will offering.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: not available
- 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 not accessible to people with reduced mobility; it is set out in a single room.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
By train or bus to Torre Pellice, then the municipal bus to Angrogna (more frequent during the school term).
By car
Parking available
Parking in the Serre area; private coaches up to 12 m long can drive through and stop in the Serre area.
Amenities & 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
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | For guided visits, write to il.barba@fondazionevaldese.org. |
