Museo storico dell’oro italiano
Museum in Lerma dedicated to the history of Italian gold deposits, with documents, tools, minerals and materials from old mines.
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About the museum
The museum was founded in April 1987 in Predosa on the initiative of Giuseppe Pipino, who in the seventies had collected materials during geological and historical research on the ancient mines of the Val Gorzente and the gold deposits of the Val d’Orba. A first permanent display had already been set up in Casalcermelli in 1981.
After an initial period in Predosa and a temporary move to Silvano d’Orba, since 2001 the collections have been housed in Lerma, in the former elementary school building made available by the Municipality. The museum is run by the Associazione Storico-Naturalistica and receives no public funding.
The collections illustrate the history of gold in Italy from the 16th century to the present: documents, topographic maps, bibliography, photographs and tools, samples of gold-bearing minerals and native gold, shares in mining companies from the 19th and 20th centuries, finds from the Val Gorzente and the Monte Rosa mines, and tools for collecting alluvial gold. The museum also has a historical archive and a specialist library.
Highlights
- Documents and maps of Italian gold deposits from the 16th century to today
- Samples of gold-bearing minerals, native gold, gold flakes and gold dust
- Section of 1888 railway track and granite millstones from the Val Gorzente
- Tools for collecting alluvial gold
- Historical archive and specialist library
Permanent exhibition
- Collezioni permanenti sull’oro italiano – Documents, tools, samples of gold-bearing minerals, shares in mining companies, and finds from the Val Gorzente and Monte Rosa mines.
- Founded
- 1987
- Operated by
- Associazione Storico-Naturalistica
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Individual admission is free.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Group guided visits by booking at 339 265 6342. On request, practical gold-panning demonstrations in the courtyard, searches in nearby gold-bearing streams and excursions to the old mines. |
