Museo civico etnografico del Pinerolese
Civic museum of Pinerolo on the material culture of the plain and valley communities of the Pinerolese; currently not open to visitors.
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About the museum
The Museo civico etnografico del Pinerolese documents the material and intangible culture of the traditional communities of the plain and the valleys around Pinerolo, with objects from the late 19th century to the 1950s. It is part of the city’s museum system and is housed in the basement of Palazzo Vittone.
The display is divided into two parts. The first is devoted to domestic life, with models of mountain and hill houses and reconstructed rooms of a mountain house lived in all year round, including a kitchen and a cowshed. The second presents traditional work, with tools, benches and machinery of the farmer, miller, blacksmith, scale maker, winegrower, farrier, silkworm breeder, carpenter and miner.
One room is dedicated to Agostino Pons, author of scale reproductions of houses, factories and places of work in the area.
Highlights
- Models of mountain and hill houses
- Reconstructed rooms: mountain kitchen and cowshed
- Benches and tools of traditional trades
- Room dedicated to the models of Agostino Pons
Permanent exhibitions
- La vita domestica – Models of mountain and hill houses and reconstructed rooms of a mountain home lived in all year round.
- Il lavoro tradizionale – Tools, benches and machinery of trades such as farmer, miller, blacksmith, farrier and miner.
- Sala Agostino Pons – Scale reproductions of houses, factories and places of work in the area.
- Operated by
- Città di Pinerolo
- Visitors per year
- approx. 3,250
Admission & discounts
The museum is temporarily closed, with no reopening date announced.
Accessibility
The museum is temporarily closed, with no reopening date announced.
Kids & families
The museum is temporarily closed, with no reopening date announced.
Getting there & parking
The museum is temporarily closed, with no reopening date announced.
Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
The Turismo Torino listing mentions a bookshop.
Events & venue rental
The museum is temporarily closed, with no reopening date announced.
Plan your visit
| Good to know | A 2023 listing mentioned guided tours; the museum is currently closed. Information is available from the Ufficio Coordinamento Musei (Biblioteca Civica Alliaudi, Via Battisti 11). |
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