Museo Etnografico del Bosco e della Mezzadria
Municipal ethnographic museum of Sovicille dedicated to the relationship between people and the forest, forestry trades and sharecropping culture, with a network of equipped trails; currently closed to the public.
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About the museum
The Museo Etnografico del Bosco e della Mezzadria, opened in 1993, is located in the locality of Borgolozzi, in the Comune of Sovicille, in the hills of the upper Val di Merse. It studies, protects and disseminates knowledge of the forest and its expressions, with particular attention to respect for nature and environmental education.
Starting from the evidence of human life and work in the forest, the museum illustrates the close bond between people and woodland through past trades, such as the charcoal burner and the woodcutter, and through the production activities linked to chestnuts. It also seeks to convey the emotions the forest arouses, through stories and literature.
The museum has developed a network of equipped trails running into the hills of the upper Val di Merse and following the traces of the old peasant presence and of the professions linked to the forest environment. The trail map, also in English, can be downloaded from the Comune's website. According to the Comune's listing, the museum is currently closed to the public.
Highlights
- Forest trades: charcoal burner and woodcutter
- The chestnut production cycle
- Network of equipped trails in the upper Val di Merse
- Stories and literature about the forest
- Downloadable trail map, also in English
Permanent exhibition
- Il bosco e la mezzadria – Route through the evidence of life and work in the forest: the trades of the charcoal burner and the woodcutter and the chestnut cycle; not currently open to visitors.
- Founded
- 1993
- Operated by
- Comune di Sovicille
- Visitors per year
- approx. 340
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