Museo del Po di Revere

Current exhibitions

About the museum

The Museo del Po, municipally owned and founded in 1983, has as its theme the river, its territory and its people. It is housed in the Palazzo Ducale di Revere, which began as a fortification started by the people of Modena in 1125 and completed by the Mantuans, then ceded to Luigi Gonzaga in 1332. In the 15th century Ludovico II Gonzaga entrusted Luca Fancelli with converting it into a representative residence; in the 18th century the palace passed to the Habsburgs.

The route unfolds through eleven rooms, after the entrance with bookshop and the large map of the Po: the castle and its patron, the multimedia room, prehistory and protohistory, the period from the Romans to Humanism, Revere in the 20th century, boats and boat bridges, floating mills and water-powered workshops, ancient and modern cartography, hunting, fishing and birdlife. The archaeological section has been developed since 2017 with four exhibitions that became permanent displays.

An external annex of the museum is the floating mill moored on the right bank of the river, a few blocks from the palace. The museum is recognised as a museum of regional interest.

Highlights

• Archaeological section from the Mesolithic to the Iron Age with finds from the Oltrepò Mantovano
• Boat models and boat bridges on the Po
• Floating mill, the museum's emblem, with a scale reconstruction
• Room on Revere in the 20th century with photographs and testimonies
• Audio guide with tracks downloadable via QR code
• Ducal palace of Gonzaga origin

Permanent exhibitions

• Sezione archeologica – Finds from the Mesolithic to the Iron Age and the Roman world, from the Oltrepò Mantovano and the bed of the Po.
• Imbarcazioni, mulini natanti e vita sul fiume – Boat and boat-bridge models, reconstruction of the floating mill, historic cartography, hunting, fishing and birdlife.
• Revere nel XX secolo – Photographs, documents and objects on the 20th-century community, from floods to navigation and work along the river.

Founded

1983

Operated by

Comune di Borgo Mantovano

Visitors per year

approx. 5,065

Admission & discounts

Guided tours for schools: €140 per class (a 1.5-hour route), or €10 per student for a one-hour visit plus a one-hour workshop, for classes of at least 16 pupils.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• 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 entrance has no steps and is accessible by wheelchair; a large lift serves all floors, and level differences between the rooms are overcome with dedicated corridors. The toilets are equipped for people with disabilities, and the display cases are designed to be accessible to everyone.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum offers educational activities for families and workshops for schools.

Getting there & parking

By car: take the Mantova Sud exit (about 25 km) or the Mantova Nord exit (about 35 km) of the A22 motorway; from Mantua follow the SS482 towards Ferrara and Modena for about 35 km.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Bookshop at the entrance.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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