Established 1959 | Province Province of Lecco | |
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Location Via Montefiori 19, 23825 Esino Lario, Italy Address Piazza Don Giovan Battista Rocca, 0, 23825 Esino Lario LC, Italy | ||
Il museo delle grigne di esino lario lecco il nuovo allestimento
The Museo delle Grigne (Museum of Grigna) is the civic museum of Esino Lario. It preserves and presents to the public a collection of natural history (with fossils, minerals, representations of phytoclimatic areas of the lake, dioramas of animals and a collection of Italian butterflies), archaeological and ethno-anthropological material.
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History
The Museo delle Grigne is the first local museum in Province of Como, created in the 1930s by the priest Giovanni Battista Rocca, in order to let the public know the peculiarities of the territory.
Buildings
The museum is divided into two buildings: the new seat in Villa Clotilde garden (inaugurated in April 2016) and a space on the first floor of Villa Clotilde.
Administration
The Museo delle Grigne is managed by the Associazione Amici del Museo delle Grigne Onlus since 1990. It is part of the museum system of the Province of Lecco.