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Museo Etnografico e dello Strumento MusicaleEthnographical and Wind Instrument Museum (Quarna Sotto)
The history museum of Quarna is one of the few music museums in Italy, and one of the fewest in the world dedicated to wind instruments. It drew its inspiration from the traditional production of wood instruments, most of all band ones, and it eventually included different collections that testify local traditions.
The musical instruments, over 300, are shown on the first floor: there are common examples as well as others with a historical and documental value together with some models which were employed in the construction of prototypes, machineries or utensils, just to testify a flourishing craftsmanlike tradition. From the woodwinds (clarinet, saxophone, oboe, flute and fagotto) to the brass (trumpet, trombone, horn and flugelhorn), together with some paper that testify the history of this particular and peculiar local profession.
The activities of the Museum range over didactics, with the opportunity to visit the last quarnese factory of musical instruments in action, and the seasonal organisation of musical events, such as concerts, competitions and didactical activities.
A series of objects, utensils and environment reconstructions connected to Quarna`s traditions complete the collection: the loom, the press, the mill, as far as the documentation regarding the genealogy of local families, which besides would demonstrate (the conditional is a must) the quarnese origins of Fausto Coppi, the famous cyclist.
Ethnographic and WindIinstrument Museum
Information:
Open from June, 15th to September 16th.
Open hours: from Tuesday to Friday: 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 – 12:00 a.m. / 3:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Closed on Mondays.
During the rest of the year under reservation for groups and schools.
Admission by ticket only Euro 2,60 / Euro 1,60.
Via Roma - Quarna Sotto (VB)
Tel. +39 338 5622191
Fax +39 338 5622191
e-Mail info@museoquarna.it
Web www.museoquarna.it
Zone
Le Valli
Locality
Quarna