Museo etnografico “La Misoun d’en bot”

About the museum

The museum was opened in 1992 by Rolando Comba and Maria Luisa and holds more than 1,500 objects documenting life in the past in the Unerzio valley, in the upper Maira valley. The objects were sought out and gathered over the years by Rolando, who had been passionate about history and traditions since childhood.

On the ground floor the workshops and crafts are reconstructed: the shoemaker, the carpenter, and the production of butter and cheese. On the upper floor you can see the furnishings of a mountain house used until a few decades ago, with farm tools, skis and snowshoes, hunting equipment, objects for winemaking and for laundry, as well as a depiction of the house and the stable.

The path “LaScurcio”, which links the hamlets of the valley, starts from Chialvetta.

Highlights

• About 1,500 objects from the Unerzio valley
• Workshops of the shoemaker and the carpenter
• Butter and cheese making
• Mountain house furnishings with skis, snowshoes and tools

Permanent exhibitions

• Piano terra: botteghe e lavori – Tools of the carpenter and the shoemaker and implements for processing milk.
• Piano superiore: la casa di montagna – Furnishings of a mountain house with farm tools, skis, snowshoes, hunting objects and items for winemaking and laundry.

Founded

1992

Operated by

Rolando Comba (collezione privata, Osteria della Gardetta)

Visitors per year

approx. 1,000

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission according to a Museionline listing.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

The Maira valley portal describes it as a pleasant discovery for children too.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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