Montorfano archaeological museum and granite Ecomuseum – Mergozzo

The history of the Archaeological Museum in Mergozzo goes back a long way: in the summer of 1969 the first small exhibition of archaeological material from the territory was staged, with the aim of bringing together and preserving some of the finds retrieved from private citizens or discovered during excavations. Finally, we can’t forget the new finds, never shown to the public before, and entrusted from the Superintendent to the original territory after an accurate cataloguing and a careful restoration.
Since 2004, the Museum has been housed in the 18th century Palazzo Tamini, which has been restored and made accessible for disabled visitors.
The museum, whose collections have been completely reorganized, is now composed of three sections dedicated to Prehistory, the Roman Age and the Middle Age. In each section visitors are guided by renewed panels, updated in their content, extended with didactic insertions and translations in English. The new showcases allow visitors to better appreciate the objects, while the three tactile posts give the possibility to experience first hand different reproductions of archaeological finds.
Everybody can customize its own visit by taking a closer look to topics of interest thanks to several thematic focuses, arranged in paper format in showcases and accessible in digital format thanks to QR codes, which allow to download textual and video contents.
The Mergozzo Archaeological Museum, where there are also tactile shelves for the sight-impaired visitors, offers courses, educational workshops and a busy calendar of activities, in constant dialogue with the territory and its centuries old history, with its waters and stone.

Info: www.ecomuseogranitomontorfano.it – museomergozzo@tiscali.it