{"id":2389,"date":"2021-07-05T09:51:14","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T07:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.castellogrinzane.com\/il-museodelle-langhe\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T15:05:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T14:05:55","slug":"langhe-museum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.castellogrinzane.com\/en\/langhe-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Langhe Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1626276582550{padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #7c1b42 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;prenotazioni&#8221;][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-3 vc_col-lg-3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.castellogrinzane.com\/en\/tickets-and-bookings\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-info\"><\/i> Opening hours 10 a.m. &#8211; <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.castellogrinzane.com\/en\/tickets-and-bookings\/\">6<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.castellogrinzane.com\/en\/tickets-and-bookings\/\"> p.m.*<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.castellogrinzane.com\/en\/tickets-and-bookings\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-info\"><\/i> Plan your visit<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1626185533302{padding-top: 4% !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<nav  aria-label=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><li class=\"breadcrumb-item active\" aria-current=\"page\" itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/li><\/ol><\/nav>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1626185523830{padding-top: 6% !important;padding-bottom: 4% !important;}&#8221;][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; el_class=&#8221;marginNegativo&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;460&#8243; img_size=&#8221;60&#215;60&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1626255120655{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;titoloIcona&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;textRed&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Rural civilization from the \u201cmal\u00f2ra\u201d (hardship) to Unesco, via Cavour.<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1632133768264{padding-left: 2% !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1631616621378{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;textbeige paddingLeft10&#8243;]The rural essence of the Langhe has been depicted in all its nuances by Beppe Fenoglio and Cesare Pavese, two 20th century writers who, more than anyone else, made it famous with their novels and stories. And if their pages have made the land of &#8220;La mal\u00f2ra&#8221; immortal, the memory of those hard times is still jealously guarded among these hills, handed down by the skilful hands of those who work the land and preserve its beauty today.<\/p>\n<p>The Langhe Museum guards these secrets, revealing to visitors the arts and crafts of times gone by, and takes them on a journey through the history of these lands and of the men and women who have made them a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<\/p>\n<p>To better understand this territory, with its culture and farming traditions, the Castle &#8211; embellished by several rooms of rare beauty \u2013 proudly displays the tools of rural life, along with ethnographic trails, and finally reveals the memories of Count Camillo Benso thanks to the Cavour relics that are kept in his former lodgings.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;BloccoNewsBeige&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1799&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; link=&#8221;\/museo-della-civilta-contadina\/&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1631617263194{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Rural civilization<\/h4>\n<p>The hard work of many generations of farmers and craftsmen lies at the root of the fame of this extraordinary land. This section of the museum features original tools and equipment that were used for centuries in the fields and local workshops, providing a setting for the arts and crafts of the past.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_btn title=&#8221;Read more&#8221; style=&#8221;classic&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; color=&#8221;chino&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%2Fen%2Flanghe-museum%2Frural-civilization%2F|title:Rural%20civilization&#8221;][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1971&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; link=&#8221;\/percorso-etnografico\/&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1631617285592{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Ethnographic trails<\/h4>\n<p>There is a close connection between nature, culture and local traditions, and in this section it is clearly visibile thanks to the domestic settings of the late 17th and late 19th centuries, with a collection of period objects from past centuries and an interesting photographic exhibition by the master Aldo Agnelli from Alba.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_btn title=&#8221;Read more&#8221; style=&#8221;classic&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; color=&#8221;chino&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%2Fen%2Flanghe-museum%2Fethnographics-trails%2F|title:Ethnograpfics%20trails&#8221;][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1558&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; link=&#8221;\/cimeli-cavouriani\/&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1631617315379{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>The Cavour relics<\/h4>\n<p>The room dedicated to the great Piedmontese statesman features information on the situation of the Grinzane estate and the wine produced at the time, proudly displaying Cavour memorabilia including his mayoral sash, some original documents and Count Cavour&#8217;s bedroom, with its Empire-style bed.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_btn title=&#8221;Read more&#8221; style=&#8221;classic&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; color=&#8221;chino&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%2Fen%2Flanghe-museum%2Fthe-cavour-relics%2F|title:The%20Cavour%20Relics&#8221;][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1626276582550{padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #7c1b42 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;prenotazioni&#8221;][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-3 vc_col-lg-3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Opening hours 10 a.m. &#8211; 6 p.m.* [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-3&#8243;][vc_column_text] Plan your visit[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_row<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Langhe Museum: rural civilization, ethnographic trails and the Cavour relics","_seopress_titles_desc":"The Castle displays a range of tools of rural life, along with ethnographic paths, and finally reveals the memories of Count Camillo Benso","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2389","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.castellogrinzane.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.castellogrinzane.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.castellogrinzane.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.castellogrinzane.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.castellogrinzane.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2389"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.castellogrinzane.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2389\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4961,"href":"https:\/\/www.castellogrinzane.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2389\/revisions\/4961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.castellogrinzane.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}