Museo del territorio – La fabbrica sul viale
Ethno-anthropological museum in Verdello with over two thousand objects of rural life between the 19th and 20th centuries, housed in a former factory.
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About the museum
The museum grew out of the passion of Andrea Baraldini, a farmer of Mantuan origin who had moved to the province of Bergamo and who, in the 1980s, began collecting tools and objects of a rural world that was disappearing. The collection was joined by household furniture, toys, cabinetwork and the tools of craftsmen: carpenter, carder, blacksmith, shoemaker, saddler and other trades.
Over two decades Baraldini assembled more than two thousand pieces, and the municipal administration decided to look for a suitable venue: a disused factory along the entrance avenue to the village was acquired and, after renovation, became the museum. Since 2007 the collection has been recognised by Regione Lombardia as a “Raccolta Museale” (museum collection), and it preserves evidence of peasant civilisation from the late 19th to the early 20th century.
The venue has a covered area of 300 m² and two outdoor areas for the largest objects: carts, gigs, ploughs, harrows and a military field kitchen. Students and scholars can consult a library and a periodicals collection on the history of agriculture, an archive of documents from the 18th and 19th centuries, a photographic collection and an audiovisual collection. One space is reserved for periodic thematic exhibitions, designed especially for school classes.
Highlights
- Over two thousand objects of peasant life collected by Andrea Baraldini
- Tools of the carpenter, carder, blacksmith, shoemaker and saddler
- Carts, gigs, ploughs and a military field kitchen in the outdoor areas
- Library, archive and photographic collection on the history of agriculture
- Free admission
Permanent exhibition
- Raccolta della civiltà contadina – Over two thousand tools, furnishings, toys and craft utensils documenting work and rural life from the late 19th to the early 20th century, with large machines in the outdoor areas.
- Operated by
- Comune di Verdello
- Visitors per year
- approx. 2,515
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission is free during opening hours.
Accessibility
- 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 on a single level, slightly below road level, and is connected to the road by an access ramp.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
There is ample parking nearby, used on Friday mornings for the municipal market.
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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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Extraordinary openings for guided tours on request; the periodic exhibitions allow school classes to visit the exhibition and the museum together. |
