Raccolta rurale casa Rossi
Collection of about two thousand objects of rural life in the old granary of a manor house at Soci, with a trail on agricultural land reclamation.
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About the museum
The Raccolta rurale Casa Rossi is located at Soci, on the edge of Bibbiena, on a farm estate that has belonged to the Rossi family since 1868 and was previously owned by the Camaldolese monks. The collection took shape over the years, in the old granary of the manor house, and is part of the network of the Ecomuseo del Casentino.
It holds almost two thousand objects and documents relating mainly to sharecropping, largely from the Archiano Valley. One section is devoted to fuller’s teasel (cardo dei lanaioli), grown on an industrial scale and used at the Bocci woollen mill in Soci. Among the most curious pieces are a Napoleonic passport of 1811, a staff with a brass measuring rule for cattle, a whetstone and clogs made from reused old materials. There are also paintings, sculptures and photographs donated by artists, and the “camere delle meraviglie” (cabinets of wonders) with family collections.
The Stanza del Basilisco, a museum of kitsch founded by Francesco Maria Rossi from the 1980s onwards, forms a separate section. The Sentiero delle Bonifiche Agrarie also starts from the Casa Rossi locality; it follows the reclamation embankment of the Archiano Valley and, with explanatory panels, illustrates the colmate system of land reclamation by sediment deposit and the regulation of the valley floor.
Highlights
- Almost two thousand objects and documents of sharecropping
- Section on fuller’s teasel (cardo dei lanaioli)
- Napoleonic passport of 1811
- Stanza del Basilisco, museum of kitsch
- Sentiero delle Bonifiche Agrarie with explanatory panels
Permanent exhibition
- Raccolta rurale Casa Rossi – Almost two thousand objects and documents of sharecropping in the old granary of the manor house, with the Stanza del Basilisco and the camere delle meraviglie.
- Founded
- 1996
- Operated by
- Famiglia Rossi (rete dell'Ecomuseo del Casentino)
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission is by donation.
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
The collection is at Via Nazionale 32, in Soci (Bibbiena); the Sentiero delle Bonifiche Agrarie also starts here, along the embankment of the Archiano Valley.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | The house museum is always visited with the owners and must be arranged by telephone (+39 0575 560034) or by email. In the summer months walks and guided tours, book presentations, concerts and theatre performances are held; in August the event “La Voce delle Cose” takes place. |
