Museo della cultura contadina
Ethnographic museum in Colico (Villatico hamlet) with reconstructed rooms of a farmhouse and work tools from the 19th to the early 20th century.
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About the museum
The museum was founded on the initiative of the Centro Italiano Femminile of Colico, with the aim of preserving and presenting, above all to school groups, rural life between the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. In the early 2000s the collection of objects, tools, furniture and linen, often abandoned in attics and cellars, began; the rooms were inaugurated on 20 May 2007, on the feast of the patron saint, San Bernardino.
Since 2010 the Comune di Colico has assigned the museum its current seat, an annex of the former Collegio Sacro Cuore, close to the schools. In the same year it joined the museum system of the Province of Lecco, which also includes other sites in Colico, such as the forts and the Fontanedo tower.
The rooms are spread over two floors and a basement. On the first floor the rooms of the farmhouse are reconstructed, with the large kitchen with fireplace and the bedroom with the wrought-iron bed; in the basement are the tools for wool, sewing, the shoemaker, the carpenter and vine cultivation; the upper floor is dedicated to livestock, milk processing and farm and silvopastoral activities. Today the museum is run by the association Amici del museo della cultura contadina di Colico (Friends of the Museum of Rural Culture of Colico), which promotes ethnographic research, exhibitions and routes around the area.
Highlights
- Farmhouse kitchen with fireplace and bedroom with wrought-iron bed
- Tools of the shoemaker, the carpenter and for vine cultivation
- Tools for wool processing and sewing
- Sections on livestock, milk and silvopastoral activities
- Routes on dialect, santelle (roadside shrines) and stories of emigration
Permanent exhibition
- La casa e il lavoro contadino – Reconstructed rooms of the farmhouse on two floors and a basement, with tools for wool, sewing, crafts, the vine, livestock and milk processing.
- Founded
- 2007
- Operated by
- Associazione Amici del museo della cultura contadina di Colico ODV
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free opening by appointment.
Accessibility
- Partially 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 exhibition rooms, spread over two floors and a basement, are largely accessible to people with mobility impairments.
Kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
The museum organises activities with schools and easy walks in the Villatico hamlet, suitable for everyone.
Getting there & parking
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
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
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | Visits by appointment by e-mail or phone. The museum offers educational projects for schools and guided walks in the rural hamlet of Villatico, meeting at the museum. |
