Museums of the Lodigiano

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MUSEUMS IN LODI

The Lodigiano Museum System has a varied and heterogeneous range of offers: the collections dedicated to art and archaeology that are kept at the Civic Museum of Lodi are of remarkable interest, as well as the goldsmith’s art masterpieces kept at the Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art, the Incoronata Museum, the paintings and furniture kept at the Morando Bolognini Museum and those on display at the Permanent Antique Exhibition at Villa Litta. At the Art Collection “Carlo Lamberti” and at the Museum “Ettore Archinti” it is possible to look at works by artists of world renown together with some of the most appreciated lodigiani artists, while the Folligeniali Museum is dedicated to contemporary art. There is also the Archaeological Area of the former Conventino in  Lodivecchio, which is a unique case in the Lodigiano.

An important section is dedicated to ancient jobs and past traditions, with eight museums acting as guardians of the lodigiana peasant civilization (see list below).

There are then monothematic museums: the Toys and Children Museum, a fascinating display of toys dating back to a period of time between the 18^th and 20^th century, or the collection “The world of the crèche”, which presents a selection of crèches coming from all over the world, and the Museum of Photography, with images and instruments of the end of the 19^th century and the beginning of the 20^th

century.

There also are museums dedicated to distinguished lodigiani characters: Saint Frances Cabrini, who is celebrated through the Cabrini Museum and her Native House, and Paolo Gorini, whose the extraordinary Anatomic Collection is kept. At the Press and Artistic Print Museum “Andrea Schiavi” are kept the machines that have been part of the history of press from Gutenberg to present days. Recently the didactic Collection “Museum of Musical Instruments and Music” was opened.

The natural heritage is a resource of great value for the lodigiano territory; together with the Natural Sciences Museum and the paleontological and archaeological Museum “Virginio Caccia”, there are parks and nature reserves (see the relevant section).

Finally, there is the Provincial Astronomic Observatory, from whose self-moving dome it is possible to look at the constellations in the sky.

 

MUSEUM OF PRESS AND ARTISTIC PRINT IN LODI “ANDREA SCHIAVI” 

 

Via della Costa, 4

26900 Lodi (LO)

Phone +39 0371.56011 – 420381

Fax +39 0371.422080

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Web: www.museostampa.org

Opening times: from Monday to Friday, from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm, on Saturdays from 10.00 am to 12.30 pm and from 3.00 pm to 5.30 pm, closed on Sundays. The access to the museum is allowed only to schools, groups and associations and only with a guide. It is possible to arrange individual tours.

Admission fee: € 6,00 full price. For schools, students and people aged 65 and over: € 5,00. Free admission for teachers accompanying their classes and for disabled people.

Fees include insurance and any material (prints and others) that might be made during the visit. It is possible to take part into didactic laboratories with the use of machineries (the costs have to be fixed previously).

Bookshop: illustrative brochures, exhibition guides, publications, history and local art books, postcards, prints and other teaching materials are available

 

DIOCESAN MUSEUM OF SACRED ART 

 

Via Cavour, 31
26900 Lodi

Accessed through the Cathedral, at the top of the big staircase, to the right side of the altar.

Phone +39 0371.544.622 - 0377.85008

Phone and fax +39 0371.544601

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Opening times: on Sundays from 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm. During the week, reservation is required, both for groups and schools

Admission fee: free contribution

Guided tours: reservation is required. For group of adults, every Sunday, free contribution. For children, every Sunday for free.

During the school year, learning itineraries and laboratories for all schools:

Project “DocumentArte” (www.diocesi.lodi.it/bbcc - section  “Didattica”)

Bookshop: catalogue at the entrance

 

THE “PAOLO GORINI” ANATOMICAL COLLECTION

 

Piazza Ospitale 10, Lodi

Phone +39 0371.409238 (I.A.T. of the Town of Lodi)

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Web: www.comune.lodi.it

For details about opening times, admission fees and guided tours, call our office on +39 0371.409238

 

CIVIC MUSEUM

 

Corso Umberto, 63
26900 Lodi
Phone +39 0371.427563

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Web: www.comune.lodi.it; www.culturalodi.it

The museum is currently closed to the public

 

MUSEUM OF THE TREASURE OF THE INCORONATA

 

Via Incoronata, 23

26900 Lodi

(entrance from the Temple of the Incoronata)

Phone +39 320.7541722

Opening times: on Sundays from 3 pm to 6 pm,  during the week reservation is required

Free admission 

 

THE “ETTORE ARCHINTI” MUSEUM 

Viale Pavia, 26

26900 Lodi (LO)

Phone +39 0371.36011

Fax +39 0371.35879

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Opening times: from Monday to Friday from 10.00 am to 12.00 pm and from 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm (reservation is required), on Saturdays from 10.00 am to 12.00 pm

Free admission

Guided tours require previous reservation

Bookshop: at the museum, it is possible to purchase books by Professor Ercole Ongaro about the life of this Lodigiano artist 

 

NATURAL SCIENCES MUSEUM OF THE "SAN FRANCESCO" BOARDING SCHOOL

Via San Francesco, 21/23

26900 Lodi (LO)

Phone +39 0371.420019

Fax +39 0371.422055

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Web: www.sanfrancesco.lodi.it

Opening times: from Monday to Friday, from 8.30 am to 12.30 pm. Visiting is possible during other times by previous reservation only. Closed in July and August

Admission fee: € 3,00 per person

Reservation by phone or by email is required for guided tours.

 

 

DIDACTIC COLLECTION “MUSEUM OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND MUSIC”

 

General Information

 

Via Carlo Besana, 8

 

26900 Lodi (LO)

 

Phone +39 0371.31840 - +39 335.30.27.65

 

Fax +39 0371.31840

 

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Web: www.gerundia.com

 

Opening times: from Monday to Friday, morning and afternoon, reservation required

 

Admission fee: € 5,00 (it is possible to arrange a discount for groups)

 

Guided tours: guided tour with a musicologist

Bookshop: souvenirs and didactic notes are available

"FOLLIGENIALI" MUSEUM OF MODERN ART

 

Via Marescalca, 2

 

26900 Lodi (LO)

 

Phone +39 0371.32841

 

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Web: www.folligeniali.com

 

Opening times and guided tours: everyday from Monday to Saturday from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm, on Sundays reservation is required

 

Free Admission

 

Bookshop: catalogues, didactic tools, videos, documentaries, souvenirs and reproductions are available

 

 

MUSEUMS ON THE LODIGIANO TERRITORY

Santo Stefano Lodigiano

THE TOYS AND CHILDREN MUSEUM

 

Via Trento Trieste, 2

 

26849 Santo Stefano Lodigiano (LO)

 

Phone +39 0377.65244

 

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Opening times : on Sundays and holidays, from 2.30 pm to 7 pm. For groups and schools, the museum can be opened on other days by previous reservation

 

Admission fee: € 6,00

 

Free guided tours (with a minimum of ten visitors)

 

Sant'Angelo Lodigiano

THE "MORANDO BOLOGNINI" FOUNDATION

 

Fondazione Morando Bolognini

 

Piazza Bolognini, 2

 

26866 Sant’Angelo Lodigiano (LO)

 

Phone +39 0371.211140/41

 

Fax +39 0371.210337

 

Web: www.castellobolognini.it

 

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Opening times: for information, please call on +39 0371.211140/41

 

Admission fee with guide: € 4,00 for the Agriculture and Bread Museums, € 6,00 if a practical demonstration is included. € 6,00 through ticket to enter the three museums of the Morando Bolognini Castle (Bolognini + Agriculture + Bread), € 7,00 on holidays

 

Themed guided tours, with didactic activity:

 

“A day at the court”: € 7,00 per person

 

“In the spirit of power: from the Walls to the Armoury”: € 7,00

 

“From the World of fire to the world of the plough”: € 7,00

 

“The green revolution: Agriculture from the Renaissance to present times”: € 7,00

 

“A journey inside our grandparents’ agriculture”: €7,00

 

Codogno

 

ART COLLECTION “CARLO LAMBERTI” 

 

 

Via Cavallotti, 6

 

26845 Codogno (LO)

 

Phone +39 0377.32265

 

Web: www.codognoonline.it/arte/raccolta_lamberti/home.htm

 

Opening times and guided tours: reservation required, please call the Local Office on +39 0377.431238

 

Free admission

 

Mairago

 

PROVINCIAL ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY

 

 

Piazza Roma, 2

 

26825 Mairago (LO)

 

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Web: www.gam42.it

 

Opening times: during opening days, from 9.00 pm. The opening calendar is available on the website www.gam42.it

 

Admission fee: € 2,00

 

Borghetto Lodigiano

 

THE LITTLE MUSEUM OF HUMBLE WORKS

 

 

Palazzo Rho, inside the Town Hall

 

P.zza dalla Chiesa, 1

 

26812 Borghetto Lodigiano (LO)

 

Phone +39 0371.26011(Town hall switchboard)

 

Fax +39 0371.269016

 

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Opening times and guided tours: reservation is required

 

Free admission

 

 

Cavacurta

 

AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM “FROM THE WORK IN THE FIELDS: BONUM COMEDERE”

 

 

 

Piazza della Chiesa

 

26844  Cavacurta

 

Phone +39 0377.59144

 

Fax +39 0377.59118

 

Opening times and guided tours: reservation required, call Mr Pier Mario Calanzani on +39 0377.59144

 

 

Cavenago D'Adda

 

PEASANT CIVILIZATION MUSEUM “CIÒCA E BERLÒCA”

 

 

Piazza Matteotti, 1, inside the Town Hall

 

26824 Cavenago d’Adda (LO)

 

Phone +39 0371.20031

 

Opening times: the third Sunday of each month (from March to October), from 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm; reservation is required for any other day of the year.

 

Free admission

 

Free guided tours

 

 

MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY “PAOLA AND GIUSEPPE BESCAPÉ

 

 

Piazza Matteotti, 1, inside the Town Hall

 

26824 Cavenago d’Adda (LO)

 

Phone +39 0377.87602 (Mr Bescapè) - +39 0371.70468 (Village Library)

 

Opening times: the third Sunday of each month (from March to October), from 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm; reservation is required for any other day of the year.

 

Free admission

 

Free guided tours

 

 

Livraga

 

MUSEUM OF POOR PEOPLE WORK AND RURAL CIVILIZATION “MAZZOCCHI AND BERTOLOTTI”

 

Via G. Garibaldi, 8

26845 Livraga (LO)

Phone and fax +39 0377.987387 (Museum)

Phone +39 0377.987253 (Mr Dalla Valentina)

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Opening times: from March to October, on Sundays from 3.00 pm to 7.00 pm. From Monday to Saturday reservation is required

Free admission

Reservation is required for guided tours by the Association of Friends of the Museum. For groups and schools guided tours are available all over the year

Bookshop: catalogues, publications, didactic material, videotapes are available

Lodi Vecchio

 

ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREA 

 

 

Ex Conventino, Piazza Santa Maria, angolo Via San Lorenzo

 

26855 Lodi Vecchio (LO)

 

Phone +39 0371.40501 (City Town Hall)

 

Fax +39 0371.754351 (City Town Hall)

 

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Web: www.comunelodivecchio.lo.it

 

Opening times and guided tours by request only

 

Mairago

 

THE “GRAZZANELLO FARMHOUSE” ECO-MUSEUM

 

 

S.S. 9 – Via Emilia

 

26825 Mairago (LO)

 

Phone and fax +39 0371.487261

 

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Web: www.grazzanello.it

 

Opening times: reservation required

 

Admission fee: € 7,00 per student (half day), € 14,00 per student (all day)

 

The admission fee includes a guided tour and laboratory activities. 

 

Montanaso Lombardo

 

PEASANTS’ LIFE MUSEUM "TRA UN NIGUL E UN RAG DE SUL" - ROBE DE TÜTI I DÌ DI NOSTI VÉGI

 

 

Via Roma, 20, in the “Palasson”

 

26836 Montanaso Lombardo (LO)

 

Phone +39 0371.68590 (Antonio Ferrari) - +39 0371.68434 (Marino Cavalloni)

 

Opening times: reservation is required

 

Free admission

 

Guided tours only by previous appointment

Orio Litta

 

PERMANENT ANTIQUE EXHIBITION OF “VILLA LITTA”

 

 

Via Montemalo, 28

 

26863 Orio Litta (LO)

 

Phone and fax +39 0377.944591

 

Web: www.villalitta.it

 

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Opening times and guided tours by reservation only

 

Admission fee: € 2,50, for groups of at least 15 people € 1,50, free admission for children under 8 

Sant’Angelo Lodigiano

 

HISTORICAL ARTISTIC MUSEUM OF THE BASILICA 

 

 

Via Umberto I

 

26866 Sant’Angelo Lodigiano (LO)

 

Phone +39 0371.90778 – 90205

 

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Opening times and guided tours by appointment

 

Free admission

 

Tel. 0371.90778 – 90205 

Terranova Passerini

"LE CASCINE" FARMHOUSE ECOMUSEUM

Le Cascine Via Cascine dei Passerini, 25

26827 Terranova Passerini (Lodi)

Telefono +39 0377.833588 - mobile +39 335.8074306 - Fax +39 0377.802821

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Website: www.agriturismolecascine.it