The Museum of Solandra Civilization is an ethnographic museum located on the ground floor of the former Palazzo Pretorile. It houses objects and tools traditionally used by the Solandro people in their daily activities, displayed in themed rooms. These include agriculture, forestry, cheesemaking, and various crafts (carpentry, iron and copper work, weaving, and other trades). The exhibition also features a detailed reconstruction of domestic environments, such as the stua (a bedroom with wooden-paneled walls) and the kitchen.
The museum was established with everyday objects from the past, donated by 150 people, and has been open to the public since 1979. Today, it is managed by the Associazione di Promozione Sociale Mulino Ruatti.
As early as the 1990s, Don Giacomo Bresadola’s great-grandnephew donated many personal belongings of the renowned “priest of mushrooms” to the museum. Thanks to these contributions, a dedicated section was created in 2013, featuring a modern multimedia exhibition honoring the distinguished mycologist from Val di Sole.
Free entry, no reservation required.
At the Museum of Solandra Civilization, you can experience an immersive sound journey. Close your eyes and immerse yourself in a typical festive day of a farming family from Val di Sole in the early 1900s. Through soundtracks placed in different points of the room, you will live a Sunday of that era, from waking up to lunch and a traditional folk song.
The museum experience is fully accessible. At the entrance, there is a station with headphones that allow visually impaired visitors to understand the layout of the internal spaces and the placement of the speakers that reproduce movements and sounds in a surround sound system with sources placed at various points in the environment. The entire museum is also wheelchair accessible, thanks to ramps that allow overcoming internal steps.
Opening by reservation only, minimum 5 people. Paid admission.
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