Mu.Vi.S. – Museo della Via Spluga e della Val San Giacomo
Museum of Campodolcino in the sixteenth-century Palàzz: the historic Via Spluga, rural architecture, trades, tourism and winter sports in the Val San Giacomo.
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About the museum
The Mu.Vi.S. is housed in the Palàzz, a historic building of sixteenth-century origin in Campodolcino, in the hamlet of Corti. It is owned by the Consorzio delle Frazioni Corti e Acero, an association of local families founded in the eighteenth century with tasks of managing the territory and providing social assistance. In 1786 Abbot Foppoli donated the palace to the two hamlets for purposes of public utility and had the internal chapel built there, dedicated to the Madonna del Buon Consiglio and to Saint Anthony of Padua. At the end of the nineteenth century the Palàzz hosted a vocational school of minor arts founded by Saint Luigi Guanella.
The museum’s route tells the story of the Val San Giacomo and of the Via Spluga, the ancient trade and travel route that crosses the pass of the same name, starting from the accounts of travellers on the “passo sublime” (sublime pass). Other sections are devoted to rural architecture, trades and traditions, the birth of tourism and winter sports, the prehistoric site of Pian dei Cavalli, geology and the alpine environment.
The museum offers educational workshops for schools and activities for children.
Highlights
- Sixteenth-century Palàzz with eighteenth-century chapel of Sant’Antonio
- Historic Via Spluga and the “passo sublime”
- Rural architecture, trades and traditions of the valley
- Birth of tourism and winter sports
- Prehistoric site of Pian dei Cavalli, geology and alpine environment
Permanent exhibitions
- La via storica dello Spluga e il Passo Sublime – The history of the Spluga road and the accounts of the travellers who crossed it.
- Architettura rurale, mestieri e tradizioni – Daily life, work and typical buildings of the Val San Giacomo.
- La nascita del turismo e degli sport invernali – From the development of the first holiday stays to the practice of winter sports in the valley.
- Operated by
- Consorzio delle Frazioni Corti e Acero
- Visitors per year
- approx. 3,084
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €3Residents of the Val San Giacomo, students and adults over 65 |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 5 · Children under 6 enter free of charge. |
| Groups (5+ people) | €5 per personGuided tours or openings outside opening hours by appointment, for groups of at least 5 people |
Guided tours or openings outside opening hours for groups: €5 per person.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
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- Family tours & workshops
In summer the museum offers workshops and guided tours designed for children.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours or openings outside opening hours by appointment for groups of at least 5 people (€5 per person). Educational workshops for schools and activities for children are offered in the summer months. |
