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  • 2 exhibition rooms (PT and 1st Fl)

  • exhibition with two exhibition levels: children and adults

  • 441 objects on display

  • 23 themes presented

  • 12 activities for mixed audiences: children (under the supervision of an adult) and adults

  • 27 activities designed specifically for children

  • a complete guide available to the public (structured with questions and answers)

  • 15 phrases on the wall pronounced by children (visiting the Museum in the past years), next to 15 phrases from oral tradition

the exhibition in brief

the exhibition in brief

Duration of visit: at least 1 hour

a few images to offer you a better sense of the place
what to expect from this exhibition

what to expect from this exhibition

The installations are characterized by having two exhibition levels: a children's level and an adult level.

The adult level presents 23 themes organized according to a path that was intended to be as didactic and clear as possible, divided between the first and second rooms. For example, you will arrive at the theme of draft animals only after having observed the walls dedicated to the wheelwright, the blacksmith, and the blacksmith.

The visit takes place, upon entering the room, in an anti-clockwise direction and the reading of each topic must be done starting from the other and then from right to left.

It was decided to exhibit a significant number of objects (441), setting up a guide (question and answer) both in paper form (which visitors can borrow at the ticket counter) and in digital form (see HERE ), so that visitors can discover the name and function of each object and learn independently everything that intrigues them (the staff is, of course, always available).

The children's exhibition level consists of 14 activities, related to the 23 themes presented to adults.

Children can discover the peasant civilization of the past through simulators that have been designed and created to allow children (but also adults) to perform the gestures typical of peasant civilization and, also through the act of "doing", to be able to understand our past a little better.

Children are free to try milking, looking for the queen bee, sawing a log, carrying a cow to the farmer, carrying a cadola on their shoulders while walking around the room, grinding meat, sowing, working at the anvil, making butter, and so on.

In the two rooms there are 6 tables that allow you to do 6 activities (children require adult supervision) relevant to the themes displayed on the wall. You can, for example, prepare a vase with the origami technique, fill it with soil, choose a seed and then take the vase home to bury it. You can also grind corn with a hand mill, you can beat the sickle, you can saw pieces of wood, and so on.

the permanent exhibition guide

the permanent exhibition guide

edited by Monica Rusconi

text editing: Aurelia Antonini, Anna Frolli, Monica Rusconi, Martina Vajro

illustrations: Maëlle Moresi

  • alphabetical order of the topics presented

  • organized with questions and answers
  • by clicking here you can read the introduction to the paper catalogue
  • soil

3, Natale Albisetti Street
CP 633
CH - 6855 Stabio

+41 (0) 91 641 69 90
museo@stabio.ch

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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

 

© 2018 - Museum of Peasant Civilization - Stabio

graphic design: Monica Rusconi

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