Museo delle Conce
Museum in an eighteenth-century tannery in Bosa on the Temo, showing the process of leather tanning, with the original vats visible through a glass walkway.
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About the museum
The museum occupies one of the best-preserved buildings of the old tanneries of Bosa, dating from around 1700, in the Sas Conzas district on the left bank of the River Temo. The tradition of leather tanning in Bosa is traced back to Roman times and was rediscovered in the seventeenth century. The activity reached its peak from the second half of the nineteenth century to the first half of the twentieth, when up to thirty factories were in operation.
In the second half of the twentieth century the sector declined, partly because of hygiene problems and the smells of production, which were hardly compatible with growing tourism. Many buildings were later converted into shops and homes. The tanneries, two storeys high and built of red trachyte, are regarded as a symbol of Sardinian proto-industrial archaeology.
The visit route explains the stages of tanning. On the ground floor are the well, the press and the soaking vats; on the middle level the stages of tanning, dyeing and washing; on the upper floors the finishing, with the production of soles and cowhide leather. A glass walkway allows visitors to look down at the original vats. The museum has an educational classroom and offers guided tours.
Highlights
- Tannery building from the early eighteenth century
- Glass walkway over the original vats
- Route through the stages of leather tanning
- Sas Conzas tannery district on the Temo
- Proto-industrial archaeology
Permanent exhibition
- Percorso della lavorazione delle pelli – The stages of tanning in an eighteenth-century building, with a glass walkway over the original vats.
- Operated by
- Fondazione Bosa
- Visitors per year
- approx. 3,526
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €3.50Students aged 6 to 25, over-70s, groups of at least 15 people, residents of Bosa |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 5 · Free under 6. |
| Seniors | €3.50Reduced for over-70s. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free for people with disabilities and their companions. |
| Students & apprentices | €3.50Reduced for students aged 6 to 25. |
| Groups (15+ people) | €3.50 per personReduced for groups of at least 15 people; free for the group’s guide or companion. |
| Integrated ticket Castello Malaspina, Museo Casa Deriu and Museo delle Conce, standard | €12If the three sites are bought separately they cost €17. |
| Integrated ticket, reduced | €9 |
Admission is also free for ICOM members and staff of the Ministry of Culture.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | The museum has an educational classroom and offers guided tours. |
