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Cisterna d’Asti (At) – Ancient flavor at the Museum of Arts and Crafts of the Past

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Most of the rooms are dedicated to an ancient profession: cooper, wheelwright (he who repaired carts), cobbler, carpenter, weaver, tailor and many others.

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Here everything and every object has its own story to tell, and many of them tell of work, of shops, of Arts and Crafts and above all of men.

People who have dedicated their lives to their business, putting love and passion into it.

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Humble and thrifty people but of great courage and dignity, who recognized the right value in their own and other people’s occupation: that of effort, sweat, calluses on the hands.

The history of our community is carved here

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Inside some rooms, fascinating shops with an ancient flavor have been reconstructed, where you can admire traditional work tools, all donated by residents or recovered from neighboring towns.

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The museum is managed by volunteers, united in an association, who deal with the organization of visits, events, cultural initiatives and the management of the museum exhibition.

Museum of Arts and Crafts of the Past
Hope Square 1
Cisterna d’Asti (Asti)
Piedmont – Italy

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