Museo dell’Orologeria Pesarina

About the museum

The Museo dell’Orologeria Pesarina, part of the CarniaMusei network, preserves the centuries-old record of clock production in Pesariis. As early as the 17th century, clocks of excellent craftsmanship, in wood or wrought iron, were built in the village’s houses, to hang indoors or under the porticoes and mark the rhythm of farm work. The activity developed in the 18th century with bell-tower clocks, and in the 20th century it became industrial production, including clocks for railway stations.

The display follows a chronological and technological order: from the monastic alarm clocks with a movable dial to the oldest domestic clocks with hour repeat, from 18th-century pendulum clocks to tower clocks with iron and later brass gears, up to the most recent examples. The 20th century is represented by the pallet clocks designed by Remigio Solari in the 1940s, by teleindicator clocks, time-recording clocks and the famous Cifra 3, awarded the Compasso d’Oro and exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The collection is completed by period photographs and old machines, including a 19th-century French gear-cutting machine.

The visit is completed by a walk through the village, an open-air museum with twelve monumental clocks placed along the route of the “Paese degli orologi” (village of clocks). The museum is run together with the local administration of Pesariis (Amministrazione frazionale) and the CarniaMusei network; it has undergone renovation work, during which the oldest clocks were shown in a room at the entrance to the village.

Highlights

• 18th-century pendulum clocks and tower clocks
• Monastic alarm clocks and domestic clocks with hour repeat
• Pallet clocks by Remigio Solari and the Cifra 3, Compasso d’Oro
• 19th-century French gear-cutting machine
• Open-air route with twelve monumental clocks

Permanent exhibition

• Tre secoli di orologeria pesarina – Pendulum, tower, pallet and industrial clocks in chronological order, with photographs and old machines for making gears.

Operated by

Amministrazione frazionale di Pesariis / Comune di Prato Carnico (rete CarniaMusei)

Visitors per year

approx. 11,305

Admission & discounts

Free admission also for school groups up to lower secondary school, groups from residential homes for the elderly and for people with disabilities, and holders of the FVGcard.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• 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

According to TurismoFVG, the museum is not accessible to people with mobility impairments because of works. The open-air route with the monumental clocks can be visited independently at any time.

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