Museo etnografico della civiltà contadina
Ethnographic museum in the former Jesuit college of Ponte in Valtellina: tools and objects that tell the story of farm work and domestic life in the past.
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About the museum
The museum was founded in the 1970s, when some residents of Ponte in Valtellina began collecting objects of peasant life with the support of the municipality. Donations from local families and from nearby areas gradually formed the collection.
In the 1990s the collections were moved to a larger space. After a period of maintenance work, the museum reopened in 2010 with a new thematic display. It is on the ground floor of the former Jesuit college, now a lower secondary school, next to the church of Sant'Ignazio and overlooking the small Prigioni courtyard.
The rooms follow the cycle of the farming year: work in the fields, the grape harvest and winemaking, livestock, spinning and weaving, as well as household tools for laundry, cooking and heating. The museum holds educational activities and events throughout the year.
Highlights
- Display that follows the cycle of farm work
- Tools for the grape harvest and winemaking
- Tools for spinning and weaving
- Household tools for laundry, cooking and heating
- Housed in the former Jesuit college
Permanent exhibition
- Raccolta etnografica della civiltà contadina – Themed rooms on the farming year, with field tools, the grape harvest, livestock, spinning and weaving, and household utensils.
- Operated by
- Comune di Ponte in Valtellina
- Visitors per year
- approx. 550
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
- 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 museum is on the ground floor and is accessible to people with disabilities.
Kids & families
Educational activities for schools are available.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Lecco–Tirano railway line (Ponte in Valtellina station) and urban bus from Sondrio.
The museum is in the historic centre, near the church of San Rocco and the church of Sant'Ignazio.
Get directionsAmenities & 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 visits, group and school visits by appointment through the municipality's culture office (+39 0342 482229). The museum offers educational activities and events throughout the year. |
