Museo dell’Utopia
Multimedia museum in Campomaggiore on the history of the old village, designed by the Rendina family as an experiment in an ideal town.
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About the museum
The museum tells the story of Campomaggiore through multimedia displays. The village was founded on 30 December 1741, when Baroness Marianna Proto, widow of Count Nicola Rendina, signed the founding deed. At the end of the 18th century Teodoro Rendina, influenced by the architect Giovanni Patturelli, imposed a chequerboard urban layout with a central square, as part of a project of social utopia.
The dream came to an end on 10 February 1885, when a landslide destroyed the village and forced its inhabitants to rebuild it higher up. The ruins of Campomaggiore Vecchio can now be visited along an open-air art trail.
Highlights
- Multimedia history of Campomaggiore, the Rendinas' ideal town
- Chequerboard urban layout of the 18th century
- The 1885 landslide and the relocation of the village
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Visits by reservation. For the ruins of Campomaggiore Vecchio, tickets and bookings are handled through Lucanya.com (info 0971 982261). |
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