Museo dell’Adige
Small ethnographic museum in Pescantina on work and traditions linked to the River Adige, next to the Duomo di San Lorenzo.
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About the museum
The museum tells the story of the work and traditions of the communities that lived along the Adige, when the river was a source of labour and wealth. It is housed in a small deconsecrated church next to the Duomo di San Lorenzo in Pescantina.
The route presents original objects, documents, photographs and scale models. The section on navigation covers boats, shipyards, trade routes and ferries, with a full-size replica of a batel (traditional river boat). Other sections are devoted to mills, both land-based and floating, the cereal-processing cycle, crafts such as carpenters and saddlers, domestic uses of water, fishing and farming, with particular attention to peach cultivation.
The museum is linked to the strada alzaia (towpath), a historical and natural path of several kilometres along the Adige that is regarded as an ecomuseum, and it works with schools and cultural associations in the area.
Highlights
- Full-size replica of a batel
- Scale models of traditional river boats
- Land-based and floating mills and the cereal-processing cycle
- Section on irrigation and peach cultivation
- Strada alzaia (towpath) along the Adige, a route linked to the museum
Permanent exhibition
- Lavoro e tradizioni lungo il fiume Adige – Navigation and ferries, mills, crafts, domestic uses of water, fishing and farming along the Adige.
- Visitors per year
- approx. 300
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission.
Accessibility
- Partially 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
Only the main hall (the former nave) is accessible by wheelchair; the choir loft is not accessible. One toilet is available in the rectory.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Amenities & dining
There is a green area with benches nearby.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | The museum works with schools and cultural associations in the area; study materials and teaching aids are available. |
