previous temporary exhibitions
Holy cow.
Pigs and cows from the past to the present.
October 3, 2021 - June 30, 2022
A title that, in just two words, makes it clear what the topics of this exhibition are: the pig and the cow. A title which, as has already happened in the past, relies on an oral expression of current use which has lost its original connotation to also become an expression of wonder.
It is precisely on wonder that this exhibition is conceived; the amazement of rediscovering the simple information on the label of the foods we consume regularly.
Enchanted by such captivating and bucolic packages, we have almost lost the healthy habit of asking ourselves the meaning of what they contain, of understanding the ingredients listed there, of being able to trace the journeys that those raw materials have made, of knowing the processes that transform those ingredients in a food “processed in” or “manufactured in”.
We suggest you rediscover that healthy habit of asking yourself simple questions.
Because if it is absolutely logical for a child to say that "the milk is made by the factory" and that "the meat doesn't come from animals", then we need to ask ourselves: what can we all do to return to giving the right weight to effort, to the processes, to the waste, to the indisputable gratitude for the lives and deaths that arrive on our plate?
This exhibition has its roots in the past but also has the ambition to be anchored in the present. An exhibition that, through hundreds of objects, tells a very current story and brings back to life some gestures, to be rediscovered or learned, to recall what was but also to consciously live what is.
We hope that the sense of wonder that led us to conceive this exhibition is the same that you will experience in milking, making butter, kneading and stuffing salami, in rediscovering times and ways that still belong to us.
An exhibition to smell, to spread, to squeeze, to knead, to move, to tie, to touch and, finally, not to forget.
exhibition promo
The exhibition in 40 seconds!
short film
We tried to tell the story behind the fresh milk vending machine in Piazza Maggiore in just a few minutes.
Dog's life.
Between necessity and absurdity.
14 September 2019 - 30 June 2021
"A dog's life" is a way of saying that, over the years, has seen its meaning transformed (if not completely distorted). "Dog Life" is also a wide-ranging title, because there are so many things to discover and learn about dogs. The pet par excellence accompanies us on a journey through time, from peasant civilization to the present day, and invites us to a suggestive role-playing game, stimulating the five senses, to discover a world full of surprises...
The exhibition is developed in two exhibition halls.
The first room is mainly dedicated to the 5 senses of the dog. Sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch are the main tools of knowledge and direct experience necessary for understanding the complex and fascinating canine universe.
The exhibition itinerary makes use of practical and playful experiences for the stimulation of the human senses with the aim of grasping the profound differences, not to be taken for granted today, between the world of dogs and that of human beings._cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b-136bad5cf58d_
This room also deals with the languages that dogs adopt to communicate with their own kind, the same languages with which they try, sometimes unsuccessfully, to express themselves towards human beings.
The second room is instead dedicated to the man-dog relationship, in a journey that begins in the past and arrives at the present. Functions and living places of the dog are compared, giving rise to a difficult dialogue in which there are some dutiful, and only apparently amusing, provocations. It is an undeniable process of anthropomorphization, of "humanization", which affects the dog, to the point that it is right to remember that the dog is a dog and has the needs and languages of a dog!
Make the thread.
Textile fibers from the past to the present.
March 24, 2018 - June 30, 2019
The exhibition "Fare il filo" develops in two rooms that address two main themes.
The first room is dedicated to the production of linen, hemp, silk and wool threads and illustrates all the steps and tools necessary for their processing. This is the most historical and properly ethnographic room, in which we present to the public the great variety and high quality of the objects of our rich collections. Some of the tools on display can be put into operation to allow everyone to imitate, for a few minutes, an ancient manual skill and, perhaps, wonder about where textile fibers are produced today and how they are processed.
In a portion of this room there is also a large silkworm tank which, in the period from the end of May to mid-June, will host hundreds of silkworms that the public will be able to feed with mulberry leaves at specific times.
In the second room we illustrate the processes and equipment needed to transform threads into fabrics and clothing. At the center of this room is a loom on which visitors can try their hand at the almost disappeared gestures which, in the past, have engaged generations and generations of women.
Naturally, the display does not lack a part dedicated to the coloring of fabrics, the printing of motifs, and doing the laundry.
In this room we also deal with the theme of garments produced with artificial and synthetic textile fibers of which, in the vast majority of cases, we ignore the complex processes to which they are subjected and the chemical substances used in the various production and finishing processes. According to the most recent information, about 8,000 chemicals are used to transform raw materials into clothing. In fact, the label applied to the clothes we buy tells almost nothing of their story and is often not even correct in indicating the materials of which they are made.
This last part, which is proposed as the closure of a path that begins in the remote past to arrive at the present, wants to be a starting point for reflection and awareness on the dangers that today can be hidden in what we wear every day.
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80 temporary exhibitions
There are 80 temporary exhibitions created by the Museum of peasant civilization.
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