WEAVE WITH YOUR OWN HANDS
From EUR 45
Weaving workshop at the Marsh Grasses Ecomuseum of Villanova di Bagnacavallo
The Marsh Grasses Ecomuseum is a unique reality in Europe that preserves the memory of the ancient techniques of processing spontaneous vegetation, typical of the community of Villanova di Bagnacavallo, through a rich collection of artifacts and equipment. Those testifies and documents the original form of craftsmanship that between the 19th and 20th centuries had developed to become one of the main economic activities in the area.
The experience includes a guided tour of the museum collection, the "Villanova delle capanne" ethno park and a practical workshop of interweaving marsh grasses with the creation of a 19th century artifact to take home.
The Marsh Grasses Ecomuseum is a unique reality in Europe that preserves the memory of the ancient techniques of processing spontaneous vegetation, typical of the community of Villanova di Bagnacavallo, through a rich collection of artifacts and equipment. Those testifies and documents the original form of craftsmanship that between the 19th and 20th centuries had developed to become one of the main economic activities in the area.
The experience includes a guided tour of the museum collection, the "Villanova delle capanne" ethno park and a practical workshop of interweaving marsh grasses with the creation of a 19th century artifact to take home.
When:
from Tuesday to Sunday at 9.30 amMeeting Point:
Ecomuseo delle Erbe PalustriVia Giuseppe Ungaretti 1, Villanova di Bagnacavallo, Ravenna
we kindly ask you to arrive at least 15 minutes in advance
Duration:
6 hoursLanguage:
- italian- english
Highlights
_ Guided tour of the museum: introductory audiovisual and immersive room with large screen, visit to the exhibition sections, demonstrative and experiential laboratory "Giocare con niente"
_ Guided tour of the "Villanova delle capanne" ethno park
_ Lunch with typical products from Lower Romagna at the “Locanda dell'allegra mutanda” (inside the museum)
_ Practical weaving workshop for the construction of a marsh grass product with the master weavers in the Ecomuseum laboratory
The workshop includes:
- expert and local certified guide- entrance ticket to the Ecomuseum
- practical weaving course
- ancient games demonstrative
- lunch
EXTRA charge:
Bookshop and Natural shop with weaving artifacts made from the open site of the Ecomuseum, prints on Romagna rust canvas and themed books.Route
- Via Giuseppe Ungaretti, 1, Ravenna