Mu.Vi.S. Museo della Via Spluga e della Val San Giacomo
VIia Sant'Antonio 15 23021 Campodolcino, (SO)
+39 0343 50628 - 392 0350903
Getting there by public transport
Campodolcino is served by the STPS bus line (Chiavenna - Madesimo line)
For more information, please visit: http://www.stps.it/
Parking area:
It is possible to park in front of the museum where there are a dozen parking lots, one of which is reserved for disabled pass holders.
Information for visitors
Free admission for people with disabilities and reduced ticket for their carers.
Audio guides are available in Italian and English.
On request, it is possible to book extraordinary openings and guided tours for groups (minimum 5 persons).
For more information, please contact the following telephone number: +39 0343 50628
Entrance
The museum can be accessed via a hinged door (127 cm wide); on the left side of the door there is an intercom at 141 cm high above the ground.
Reception
From the entrance, you reach the hall on the ground floor (a former sacristy) passing a hinged door (110 cm wide).
In the hall there are:
- the Infopoint (counter height: 122 cm)
- the ticket office (counter height: 122 cm)
- a bookshop (counter height: 122 cm)
- A monitor (120 cm high above the floor) that projects vintage images with background music.
- The museum staff is at your disposal for information and tourist reception services.
Cappella Sant’Antonio
From the ticket office, passing a hinged door (78 cm wide), you reach the eighteenth-century carefully restored chapel of Sant’Antonio. Passing a step (15 cm high) you enter the central aisle, which has benches with kneeling (seat height: 47 cm).
Exhibition itinerary
The Mu.Vi.S, inaugurated in July 2007 in an historic building of the sixteenth century, witnesses the civilization of the Valley and the historical and commercial importance that the Via Spluga has had over the centuries.
The exhibition path develops on various levels connected exclusively by steps.
On the ground floor there are, together with sacred vestments and furnishings, panels that illustrate the history and culture of the valley (117 cm high above the floor).
Four steps (16 cm high each), a hinged door (83 cm wide) and a step (10 cm high) lead into the ancient "tabernae " (level -1) where there are sections dedicated to traditional crafts (quarry workers, carpenters, distillers) reachable by passing two more steps (16 cm high each) and a hinged door (90 cm wide).
At level 1, connected to the ground floor by 10 consecutive steps (14 cm high), there are: a hall (passageway 80 cm wide) for temporary exhibitions, sections dedicated to winter sports, hiking and to the Spluga road, with the reproductions of the projects by engineer Carlo Donegani (117 cm high above the floor).
Passing 7 consecutive steps (16 cm high each) you reach the second level with a room dedicated to spinning and embroidery, the "stüa zóra" of the Eighteenth century and the section that illustrates the historical evolution of the building.
Eight steps (16 cm high each) lead to the third level where you can admire the sections dedicated to children and women (toys, clothes, linen, embroidery) and the reconstruction of a typical “stüa” of the past. Always on the third floor, passing a hinged door (69 cm wide) and a step (3 cm high), you reach the assembly hall with 60 seats (seat height: 46 cm).
Eight steps (17 cm high each) lead to the fourth level where there is the section dedicated to the archaeological discoveries of Pian dei Cavalli, confirming the presence of the prehistoric man in the Central Alps. Some glass cases (115 cm and 123 cm high above the floor) show minerals and dioramas with specimens of local fauna.
The educational workshop, located on this level, can be reached via a hinged door (91 cm wide) and has rectangular four-legged tables (clear space below: 75 cm) and benches (seat height: 48 cm).
Passing a series of steps, you reach the other levels of the museum that host wildlife specimen collections and historical artefacts.
Orientation signage
In the building, there are directional arrows with high contrast and large lettering (at least 7 cm).
Toilet facilities
Disabled toilets are located on the fourth floor and have the following characteristics:
- vestibule with hinged door (80 cm wide)
- wall-mounted washbasin (clear space in front: 86 cm)
- toilet with hinged door (80 cm wide)
- wall-mounted washbasin (clear space in front: 104 cm)
- wall-mounted toilet (clear space: in front 270 cm; on the right side 90 cm; on the left side 27 cm)
- high contrast symbols indicating toilet facilities, positioned at eye level, using medium to large size letters.
Safety exits:
Emergency routes are well indicated. The building has an acoustic alarm device.