Museo del Marmo di Botticino
Museum in Botticino on the history, quarrying and working of Botticino marble, in Villa Labus with the Botticino Visitor Center.
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About the museum
The Museo del Marmo di Botticino opened on 22 December 1996 thanks to the strong commitment of the municipality of Botticino, with the aim of preserving the memory of the quarrying activity that characterises the area. Until 2010 it was run by volunteers of the group “La Pietra”; after a pause it reopened in December 2011 and has since worked with the Ecomuseo del Botticino.
The route runs through Villa Labus, Lascito Balduzzi, starting from the perspective garden with the marble portal at the entrance, and continues through the rooms of the villa and a small inner garden. Its themes range from geology and quarrying to the sledging (lizzatura) and transport of blocks, through to artistic craftsmanship and the community’s historical memory.
In 2019 the museum was renewed with the display “Dalla cavazione all’opera. Duemila anni di storia” (From Quarrying to Masterpiece: Two Thousand Years of History). In 2020 the Botticino Visitor Center was added, a multimedia space devoted to local excellences (marble, wine and socks); in 2023 a room dedicated to Botticino’s excellences and the PReDA documentation and research centre on local culture were opened.
Highlights
- Route from geology to the artistic working of Botticino marble
- Villa Labus with perspective garden and marble portal
- Display “Dalla cavazione all’opera. Duemila anni di storia”
- Botticino Visitor Center, a multimedia space on marble, wine and socks
- Visit can be combined with the quarries of the extraction basin
Permanent exhibition
- Dalla cavazione all’opera. Duemila anni di storia – Route through the rooms of Villa Labus covering geology, quarrying, transport and working of Botticino marble, up to the community’s historical memory.
- Founded
- 1996
- Operated by
- Comune di Botticino
- Visitors per year
- approx. 1,200
Admission & discounts
The museum is temporarily closed for extraordinary maintenance work.
Accessibility
The museum is temporarily closed for extraordinary maintenance work.
Kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 60 min |
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Botticino (capolinea della linea 11)
Bus line 11 to the terminus at Botticino, then on foot via Via Roma and Via Cave.
Amenities & dining
The museum is temporarily closed for extraordinary maintenance work.
Events & venue rental
The museum is temporarily closed for extraordinary maintenance work.
Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | The visit lasts about one hour and is designed for groups (maximum 25 people, including escorts) and for school classes, which can book. Routes are available as museum only, quarries only, or museum and quarries together; quarry visits do not take place in summer or winter, and the recommended periods are March–May and September–November. Bookings: info@museodelmarmo.it, tel. +39 342 942 3318. |
