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blacksmith

the questions and answers
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What is forging?

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How has the blacksmith's profession changed with industrialization?

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How does metal craftsmanship survive today?

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Was metal worked in Ticino?

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Why do we heat up the iron to shape it?

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What is metal tempering?

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What are the main tools of the blacksmith?

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What is the bellows and what is it used for?

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What is the anvil and what is it used for?

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What use are hammers and mallets to a blacksmith?

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What is the crucible and what is it used for?

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What use is the file to the blacksmith?

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How were nails made?

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What is pliers and what is they for?

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What is the forge?

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Who is the blacksmith and what does he do?

3, Natale Albisetti Street
CP 633
CH - 6855 Stabio

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Opening days and times:
WED 1.30pm - 5.30pm

SA and SU 10:00 - 12:00 and 13:30 - 17:30

 

Closed on official holidays of the Canton of Ticino, closed for special events ( click here ).

Summer closure from June 30th to September 2nd inclusive.

Winter closure from December 19th to January 14th inclusive.

Entrance tickets:

Entrance to the Museum is free for everyone.

 

Accessibility:

The Museum is equipped with a lift (length 140 cm, door width 90 cm, internal width 110) and an access ramp and is accessible to people with mobility difficulties.

 

Guided tours and openings outside of opening hours :

By reservation only, writing to: museo@stabio.ch
Click here to read all the information about guided tours.

 

Rates (maximum 25 students/people):

- kindergartens (30 - 45 min.): 130 CHF
- elementary, middle and third cycle schools (1h - 2h): 150 CHF

- groups: 180 CHF

 

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