Museo dell'Identità dell'Alta Garfagnana «Olimpio Cammelli»
Museum of material culture in Gorfigliano, beside the Chiesa Vecchia, with more than 3,000 objects from rural life, crafts and the marble quarry.
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About the museum
The museum is dedicated to Olimpio Cammelli, a volunteer and for a time the leader of the group that from 1983 restored the Chiesa Vecchia of Gorfigliano and the Colle di Casa, where the castle and the old village once stood. Over time Cammelli had gathered a large collection of tools and machinery from the Garfagnana. After his death his wife Emma Orsi donated it to the Associazione Culturale Paese Vecchio di Gorfigliano, which still runs it today.
The museum opened on 16 May 2009, with the support of the Municipality of Minucciano and the parish, in premises built by volunteers beside the Chiesa Vecchia, and is part of the Ecomuseo dell'Alta Garfagnana. The hill offers a fine view over Lake Gramolazzo and the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines.
The route presents objects and machinery of domestic, peasant and craft life, mostly from the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century: tools of the marble quarrymen, agricultural implements, reconstructed workshops of ancient trades such as the blacksmith, the knife-grinder and the cobbler, spinning and winemaking. On the upper floor are the “Mondo del Falegname” (World of the Carpenter), a library and photographs of the restoration work on the church. The museum now displays more than 3,000 objects.
Highlights
- Olimpio Cammelli's collection of tools of Garfagnana material culture
- Tools of the marble quarrymen of Gorfigliano
- Spinning room and workshops of ancient trades
- “Mondo del Falegname” on the upper floor
- Video room on the restoration of the Chiesa Vecchia and view of Lake Gramolazzo
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione permanente di cultura materiale – More than 3,000 objects and machines from domestic, agricultural and craft life, with a section on the marble quarry, spinning and the “Mondo del Falegname”.
- Founded
- 2009
- Operated by
- Associazione Culturale Paese Vecchio di Gorfigliano
- Visitors per year
- approx. 1,500
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
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Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
Workshops for children (from nursery school to the first year of lower secondary school) offered by the museum, and educational routes for schools.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | The museum offers educational programmes for schools (2025/2026) and is among the venues of the educational offer of the Parco Regionale delle Alpi Apuane. Free workshops for children have also been organised. The museum's library can be consulted on request, on site, by telephoning the museum. |
