{"id":1807,"date":"2025-09-08T16:57:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T16:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/museum-of-the-mountain-folk\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T10:02:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T10:02:07","slug":"museum-of-the-mountain-folk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/en\/museum-of-the-mountain-folk\/","title":{"rendered":"Museum of the mountain folk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1807\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1807-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1807-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1807-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>WHY VISIT IT<br \/>\nThe Museum displays objects that tell stories of hard work, ingenuity, and transformation, offering an authentic look into ways of life that have now disappeared. Visit the historic Palazzo dei Capitani in Palazzuolo sul Senio: a journey into the memory of the territory and its roots.<\/p>\n<p>THE MUSEUM<br \/>\nThe Museum of the Life and Work of the Mountain People was created thanks to the patient work of research and preservation of objects by Antonio Poli, with the aim of safeguarding the history of a rural community marked by the post-war period. Established in the 1970s, the Museum exhibits over 1000 objects, telling the story of the 20th century of a mountain community on the border between Tuscany and Romagna. It is the result of donations from local inhabitants who saw in the Museum the opportunity to preserve and enhance a part of their history.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"magnific-image\" href=\"https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/legenda.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1803\" src=\"https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/icone_gentimontagna-300x69.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"46\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/icone_gentimontagna-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/icone_gentimontagna-768x176.png 768w, https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/icone_gentimontagna.png 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1807-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1807-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-d9295f5bfa93-1807\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\"\n\t\t\t data-anchor-id=\"contacts-opening-hours\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-contacts-opening-hours\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-contacts-opening-hours\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContacts &amp; opening hours\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-contacts-opening-hours\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-contacts-opening-hours\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Standard\">Tel.\u00a0 +39 055 8046008<\/li>\n<li class=\"Standard\">e-mail: info@museogentidimontagna.it<\/li>\n<li class=\"Standard\">Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.museogentidimontagna.it\/\">www.museogentidimontagna.it<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Standard\"><strong>Opening hours:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Winter closure: January-March<\/p>\n<p>April:<br \/>\nSundays and holidays: 10 am - 12 pm and 3 pm -\u00a0 pm<br \/>\nMuseum open on Easter.<\/p>\n<p>Information about the museum's opening hours for the months of May and beyond is currently unavailable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Standard\">Guided tours for groups available upon reservation at: <a href=\"mailto:info@museogentidimontagna.it\">info@museogentidimontagna.it<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel sow-accordion-panel-open\"\n\t\t\t data-anchor-id=\"address\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-address\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-address\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title 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