The Etnographic Museum of Ponte in Valtellina tells, with simplicity and precision, the daily life of the past agricultural world. A journey through objects, environments, and tools that convey the rural identity of a mountain community, made up of hard work, ingenuity, and passed-down traditions.

🏫 A story born from the ground up

The museum is located on the ground floor of the former Jesuit College, now a middle school. The collection is the result of a local initiative started in the 1970s by a group of citizens, with the support of the Municipality, who began collecting objects related to agricultural and domestic life.

In the 1990s, the collection finally found a larger and more organized space. After a long break due to maintenance work, the museum reopened in 2010 with a new thematic setup.

🌾 The exhibition path

The museum is divided into thematic rooms that follow the rhythm of the agricultural seasons, allowing visitors to experience a year of farming work:

• Fieldwork: plowing, sowing, harvesting
• Grape harvest and winemaking: tools for grape picking and wine production
• Animal husbandry: haymaking, animal care
• Spinning and weaving: tools for wool processing
• Domestic environment: tools for laundry, cooking, and heating

Each environment is carefully curated, with authentic objects donated by families from the town and surrounding areas. It is a simple museum but rich in content, where every displayed piece tells a story.

📍 How to get there

The Etnographic Museum is located at Via Sant'Ignazio 1, next to the church of San Rocco, in the historic center of Ponte in Valtellina (SO).

• 🚗 By car: from Sondrio, follow the signs for Ponte. Free parking available near the center
• 🚆 By train: Lecco-Tirano line, Ponte in Valtellina station. About 15 minutes walk from the center
• 🚌 By bus: urban line from Sondrio, central stop

The museum is on the ground floor and is accessible to people with disabilities.

🕒 Opening hours and contacts

• Open by reservation for groups, schools, and guided tours
• Educational activities and events throughout the year

For information and reservations:

• ☎ Municipality of Ponte in Valtellina: 0342 482229
• 📧 cultura@comune.ponteinvaltellina.so.it