Ecomuseo delle ferriere e fonderie di Calabria

The Ecomuseo delle ferriere e fonderie di Calabria (Ecomuseum of the iron-works and iron-foundries of Calabria) is an ecomuseum in Bivongi, Calabria, southern Italy.

The project was founded in 1982 by the Associazione Calabrese Archeologia Industriale (Calabrian Association for Industrial Archaeology). Its purposes are research, study, preservation and cultural promotion of the Calabrian industrial heritage, and, in particular, what remains of it in the Vallata dello Stilaro and Serre Calabresi.

Itineraries

The museum incorporates four itineraries focussing on:

• Waters and metallurgy
• Mines
• Mills
• Religion

Gallery

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  Ancient mine in Pazzano
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  Ancient foundry at Ferdinandea
• 
  Bivongi's Mine
• 
  Mulino del Regnante (mill) at Bivongi
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  Main entrance of Mongiana Foundry
• 
  blast furnace in Mongiana Foundry
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  Mongiana armory

38°28′54″N 16°27′10″E / 38.48175631°N 16.45277693°E / 38.48175631; 16.45277693

See also

• Serre Calabresi
• Ecomuseum
• Industrial archeology
• Reali ferriere ed Officine di Mongiana

Sources

• Danilo, Franco (2003). Il ferro in Calabria.Vicende storico-economiche del trascorso industriale calabrese. Kaleidon.

External links

• Official website