Museo l'Uomo e il gesso
Museum in the Rocca Manfrediana of Brisighella on the relationship between people and gypsum, from prehistoric caves to Roman lapis specularis and the Middle Ages.
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About the museum
The museum is housed in the Rocca Manfrediana of Brisighella, built in 1310 by the Manfredi family, lords of Faenza, on one of the three gypsum pinnacles that dominate the village. After the restoration of the fortress, completed at the end of 2008, the complex became the ideal seat for a museum devoted to the relationship between people and gypsum, the rock that characterises the territory and its economy.
The visit begins at the staircase leading to the Torre Manfrediana, a walk through history that starts with the protohistoric use of the caves of the Vena del Gesso for funerary and cult purposes, continues with the Roman era and the extraction of lapis specularis, the “stone glass”, and reaches the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, with the incastellamento (fortification of settlements) of the gypsum ridges. In the upper hall of the tower are displayed finds from the Grotta dei Banditi, the Roman house of the Carnè, the Lucerna quarry and the castle of Rontana, selected with the scientific direction of the heritage authority (Soprintendenza) and the University of Bologna; a video reconstructs the extraction of lapis specularis.
In the Torre Veneziana a second teaching section is devoted to life in the castle between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, with a reconstructed kitchen and bedroom, while panels in the courtyard and in the caponier illustrate the defences of the fortress. The museum is part of the Parco regionale della Vena del Gesso Romagnola.
Highlights
- Rocca Manfrediana of 1310 on a gypsum pinnacle
- Roman finds of lapis specularis and the Lucerna quarry
- Materials from the Grotta dei Banditi and the castle of Rontana
- Reconstructed kitchen and bedroom in the Torre Veneziana
- Caponier and walkways of the fortress
Permanent exhibition
- L'Uomo e il Gesso – Route through the Torre Manfrediana and the Torre Veneziana on the relationship between people and gypsum, with archaeological finds from the Vena del Gesso and reconstructed castle rooms.
- Operated by
- Comune di Brisighella
- Visitors per year
- approx. 25,000
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €4students up to age 25 |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 5 · Free admission for children up to age 6. |
| Visitors with disabilities | –companion free · Free admission for people with disabilities and one companion. |
The single ticket of €5 is valid for the Rocca and for the Museo civico Giuseppe Ugonia.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Information on access to Brisighella’s municipal museums is available from the Municipality’s culture office (0546 994405 on weekdays during office hours) or from the Welcome Room of the Pro Loco (0546 81166). |
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