Ethnography

The Museo Civico Etnografico del Pinerolese presents objects of daily use, tools, scale models of buildings and other testimonies of material and immaterial culture, relating to the traditional communities of the plains and valleys of the Pinerolo area. T

The museum has a collection of items relating to local agriculture and an extensive collection of women’s costumes of the Western Alps. Worth seeing are those from Pragelato and Fenestrelle, with their characteristic bonnets and multicoloured fabrics, fr

A museum dedicated to the local ancient crafts and countryside activities with reconstructions of the work settings of the various trades.

The ethnographic museum offers a rich collection of more than seven hundred items and tools bearing witness of the life and work of a mountain community: they are displayed as workshops, in order that visitors are able to better understand and remember

An ethnographic museum which, by displaying over 1,300 objects, reconstructs about twenty ancient skills, as well as domestic and social life environments.

The museum is located inside the former Church of San Defendente and bears witness to the flourishing local production of broomcorn brooms.

The museum is located in the street named after General Charles Beckwith – who played an important role in Waldensian history -, where the main buildings such as the Casa Valdese, the seat of the annual Synod, are also located. The museum documents the or

It bears witness to man’s history and work which takes into consideration the evolution of the material culture and of its effects on the territory from the ancient past to the present, opening a window towards future prospects.

A collection of old and new toys, conjuring tricks, optical illusions, a puppet theatre, slide shows, ancient fairy-tales.

Ricostruzione di strumenti, materiali e  memoria dei cittadini di Chiusa San Michele: Si possono ammirare  gli ambienti della vita di un tempo attraverso l’allestimento di una cucina, una camera da letto ed un’aia, il centro a cui ruotava tutta l’organizz