Museo etnografico della Valvestino
Museum of rural life in a hay barn with a straw roof in Cima Rest: farm tools, hay sledges and instruments for working milk and wood.
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About the museum
The Valvestino Ethnographic Museum, owned by the Municipality of Magasa, was established in 2000 in the hamlet of Cima Rest, in the upper valley. It is housed in the former hay barn of Americo Stefani, a farmer and stock breeder from the area, a traditional building with a straw roof that was restored to house the collections.
The route runs over several levels: the hay barn on the upper floor, the cowshed on the lower floor and the dairy (casera) at the end of the ground floor, where milk used to be processed. The objects on display document the lives of generations of farmers and woodcutters from Magasa and Cadria.
Among the most representative pieces are hay and timber sledges, scythes, tools for processing milk and cheese, and instruments for woodworking, haymaking and herding, which were used in the fields and meadows until a few decades ago. The museum is part of the Ecomuseo della Valvestino, which restores historic buildings as places of memory and promotes the traditional crafts and products of the valley.
Highlights
- Traditional hay barn with a straw roof in the hamlet of Cima Rest
- Hay and timber sledges
- Tools for haymaking, herding and woodworking
- Tools for processing milk and cheese in the dairy
- Audio guide and link with the Ecomuseo della Valvestino
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione permanente di attrezzi agricoli e della vita rurale – Hay sledges, scythes, tools for milk and woodworking, displayed in the hay barn, the cowshed and the dairy.
- Founded
- 2000
- Operated by
- Comune di Magasa
- Visitors per year
- approx. 700
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
Information and visits can be requested from the Valvestino tourist office (+39 0365 745 060).
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Audio guide | yes |
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| Good to know | The museum has an audio guide, as do the other museums of the Ecomuseo della Valvestino. |
