Altavilla Monferrato
Museo della grappa
The area of Alessandria is renowned for its wines, but once the fermentation process is complete, the bunch of grapes can still be used to produce grappa and this is why we find the Grappa Museum in Altavilla. Open to visitors …
Rocca Grimalda
Museo della Maschera
The Mask Museum in Rocca Grimalda, opened its doors in 2000 upon the initiative of a group of scholars from the Ethno-Anthropological Laboratory, working on the territory since 1996. It was opened because of the presence, …
Tortona
Museo delle macchine agricole Orsi
Tortona is home to the Museo delle Macchine Agricole (Agricultural Vehicle Museum), named in memory of Roberto Giuseppe Orsi, and sited in his company’s workshop, in Via Emilia. This museum was proposed by the Association …
Gabiano
Museo delle truppe alpine
The museum, founded by Carlo Monti who collected and documented the events involving the Alpine Corps, protagonists of dramatic pages of history between the Two Wars, stems from the need to remember, spread and preserve …
Lu e Cuccaro Monferrato
Museo di arte sacra San Giacomo
The San Giacomo Museum of Sacred Art, set up in the historical complex of San Giacomo in Lu, consists of the church founded in the 13th century and rebuilt between 1568 and 1610, its sacristy and the Casa della Reggenza. …
Tortona
Museo Diocesano di arte sacra
In a symbolic place of the diocese – the former Episcopal Seminary – the museum gathers works that for the most part found their way to the curia’s storerooms for security reasons. Originating from the city of Tortona …
Asti
Museo Diocesano San Giovanni
"Spazio San Giovanni", is the first core of the Cathedral’s Diocesan Museum. The visit includes the main body of the former Church of San Giovanni, first early Christian Cathedral of the city of Asti, and the 8th century …
Orsara Bormida
Museo Etnografico della Civiltà Contadina di Orsara Bormida
The Orsara Bormida Museum in the local town hall started up in 1996 thanks to a group of volunteers who wanted to display a number of ancient items and relics donated by people from the area. The museum is run by the Associazione …
Alessandria
Museo etnografico della Gambarina "C'era una volta"
The Ethnographic Museum “C’era una volta” (Once upon a time) is located inside the “Gambarina Vecchia”, barracks dating from the 18th century. On the ground floor, taking full advantage of the bay architecture …
Castelnuovo Don Bosco
Museo Etnologico Missionario - Colle Don Bosco
The museum displays material collected on the travels of Salesian missionaries in Patagonia, Central America, Middle and Far East
Stazzano
Museo naturalistico di Stazzano
This museum at Stazzano offers an impressive learning experience. Founded in 1980 by a group of nature enthusiasts from the town who had been working together since 1974 to protect and preserve the rich natural heritage …
Ovada
Museo Paleontologico "G. Maini"
The museum is in the fourteenth-century Church of St Anthony, which in 1882 was turned into a prison, and is now dedicated to Giulio Maini, a naturalist from Ovada. The learning path illustrates the particular nature of …
Grazzano Badoglio
Museo Storico Badogliano
The birthplace houses the museum dedicated to Marshal Pietro Badoglio, military man and politician. The museum has seven rooms and two corridors; each area is dedicated to a theme or a significant period in Badoglio’s …
Alessandria
Palatium Vetus
Palatium Vetus, now home to Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio of Alessandria, is the first municipal building of the town of Alessandria and preserves important traces of medieval history. The Gae Aulenti architectural firm …