Museo Ettore Guatelli
House museum at Ozzano Taro with over 60,000 objects of everyday life collected by Ettore Guatelli, arranged in large wall displays.
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About the museum
The museum grew out of the collection of Ettore Guatelli, who arranged the rooms of the house in which he lived at Ozzano Taro, a hamlet of Collecchio, with over 60,000 objects of everyday use: tools, household utensils, toys, containers, shoes, clocks and suitcases. They are not precious pieces in the traditional sense, but testimonies to the life and work of the common people.
The display does not follow canonical museum criteria: the objects are placed side by side and repeated in visual compositions that cover the walls, on the idea that there is an art of putting things in order so that they can tell their story. Guatelli imagined a museum open both to the distant past and to the future.
Today the museum is run by the Fondazione Museo Ettore Guatelli; it is a non-state museum accredited to the regional museum system of Emilia-Romagna and to the national museum system. Besides preserving Guatelli’s work, it promotes research, educational activities, routes in the area, events and exhibitions.
Highlights
- Over 60,000 objects of everyday life
- Wall displays of objects placed side by side and repeated
- House where Ettore Guatelli lived
- Guided visits by volunteers of the association Amici di Ettore Guatelli
- Virtual tour on the website
Permanent exhibition
- La raccolta Guatelli – Over 60,000 objects of everyday use arranged in visual compositions on the walls of the house museum.
- Founded
- 1950
- Operated by
- Fondazione Museo Ettore Guatelli
- Visitors per year
- approx. 3,528
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €8 |
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| Reduced | €6young people aged 11 to 18, school groups and groups of 15 people, over-65s, university students up to age 25, residents of Collecchio, Fornovo Taro, Sala Baganza and Parma, zero-emission visitors |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 10 · Free admission for children up to age 10, excluding school trips. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for people with disabilities and one companion. |
| Families | €20Reduced ticket for large families. |
Zero-emission visitors: by bicycle, pilgrims, walkers on foot and trekking groups. Free admission also for accredited teachers, members of the Associazione Amici di Ettore Guatelli, members of ICOM and SIMBDEA, journalists with a press card and partner companies.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 10 |
|---|---|
| Family ticket | €20 · Reduced ticket for large families. |
- Family tours & workshops
On weekends and by reservation, creative recycling and reuse workshops, animated visits for younger children and routes on the shapes and geometries of the wall compositions are offered.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Stazione di Ozzano Taro · 20-min walk
Bus line 6 Parma–Fornovo Taro (TEP) from Parma station; regional train to Fornovo Taro with a stop at Ozzano Taro, about 20 minutes’ walk from the museum.
The museum is in Ozzano Taro, 20 km from Parma and 6 km from the Fornovo Taro motorway exit, on the Strada Statale 62 della Cisa at the exit of the village, on the left towards La Spezia.
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 1.5 hrs |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Free visits are possible without booking; booking is required only for groups of more than 10 people. Guided visits, led by volunteers of the Associazione Amici di Ettore Guatelli, last about an hour and a half and start on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays at 10:00, 11:30, 15:00 and 16:30 (in summer at 10:00, 11:30, 17:00 and 18:30). A virtual tour is available on the website. |
