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DELTA 2000
ITEM
Name of the POI
Battle of the Senio Museum
POI ID
Senio_Museum-Alfonsine
Type
POI Experience
FORM FILLER
Name
Tristana
Surname
Randi
E-mail
tristana.randi@deltaduemila.net
Role
Delta 2000 Tourism Project Manager
Other info
CONTACT PERSON
Name
Giuseppe
Surname
Masetti
E-mail
direttoreisr@gmail.com
Role
Director of Historical Institute of the Resistance of Alfonsine
Other info
POI BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Description of the POI
Museo del Senio is a modern museum documenting the final stages of the attacks on the Gothic Line, culminating with the battle of April the 10th 1945, an important event of World War II. The museum has two main displays: one is about the transit of the Allied troops and the other documents partisan resistance in Romagna. The collection includes many photographs, original maps, military uniforms and equipment, flags and military items that were converted for everyday use after the conflict.
POI GEOREFERENCE
Georeference
44.50805778976392 12.041540051171276
Street address
Piazza della Resistenza, 2
City
Alfonsine
State/Province/Region
Italy/Ravenna/Emilia Romagna
Postal/Zip Code
48011
MULTIMEDIA FILES
Filename and typeSenio1.jpg - (Photograph)
DescriptionThe Museum’s collection, organized along thematic sections on the passage of the Allied Armies and on Romagna’s Resistance, is augmented by a photographic archive documenting the changes in the territory and in the living conditions of the population during the war. An example of a “Bailey Bridge”, used by the British in the lagoon areas (locally known as valli) and still in use in civil engineering today, is on display in the exterior courtyard. The main collections of the Museum include arms, uniforms, flags, military instruments, propaganda material, and historical maps. The film archives’ audio-visual material, which includes original documents and fiction, can be viewed in the film room.
Visibility and other infoVisibility: Public.
Filename and typeSenio2.jpg - (Photograph)
DescriptionThe Museum’s collection, organized along thematic sections on the passage of the Allied Armies and on Romagna’s Resistance, is augmented by a photographic archive documenting the changes in the territory and in the living conditions of the population during the war. An example of a “Bailey Bridge”, used by the British in the lagoon areas (locally known as valli) and still in use in civil engineering today, is on display in the exterior courtyard. The main collections of the Museum include arms, uniforms, flags, military instruments, propaganda material, and historical maps. The film archives’ audio-visual material, which includes original documents and fiction, can be viewed in the film room.
Visibility and other infoVisibility: Public.
Filename and typeSenio3.png - (Photograph)
DescriptionTriangular bandage on which its various possibilities of use are illustrated through six entire male figures and some parts of the body bandaged (feet and hands. During the Second World War the need to intervene on minor or not serious wounds led to a significant production of gauze and bandages
Visibility and other infoVisibility: Public.
Filename and typeSenio4.png - (Photograph)
DescriptionUniform in light cotton canvas consisting of khaki-colored Saharan, khaki-colored Bermuda shorts but of a lighter tone, beret, socks.
The uniform is that of Popski's Private Army later called No 1 Demolition Squadron, PPA. It was an irregular unit of the British Armed Forces, with few men participating in the war on the African and Italian fronts
Visibility and other infoVisibility: Public.
Filename and typeSenio5.png - (Photograph)
DescriptionWooden plank with a pointed end on which is written in black paint "Banditen". With this term the Germans indicated the presence in the area of "bandits", i.e. partisans.
Visibility and other infoVisibility: Public.
Filename and typeSenio_recor1.mp3 - (Audio Recording)
DescriptionBattle of the Senio Museum narrated by Giuseppe Masotti, director of the Historical Institute of the Resistance of Alfonsine.
Visibility and other infoVisibility: Public.
Filename and typeSenio_recor2.mp3 - (Audio Recording)
DescriptionThe Jewish Infantry Brigade Group narrated by Giuseppe Masotti, more commonly known as the Jewish Brigade Group or Jewish Brigade, was a military formation of the British Army in World War II. It was formed in late 1944 and was recruited among Yishuv Jews from Mandatory Palestine and commanded by Anglo-Jewish officers. In October 1944, under the leadership of Brigadier Ernest F. Benjamin, the brigade group was shipped to Italy.
The brigade group took part in the Spring Offensive of 1945. It took positions on the front line for the first time on March 3, 1945 and entered in combat for the first time on March 19–20, 1945 at Alfonsine.
Visibility and other infoVisibility: Public.
CATEGORY
CULTURAL HERITAGE
Material Heritage
Immaterial Heritage
NATURAL HERITAGE
HIDDEN PATRIMONY
Tangible
Intangible
EXPERIENCES
RELEVANT INFORMATION
Type of tourist experience
The museum is designed to emphasize the human experience of the war, both soldiers and partisans and of the people. The exhibition displays a wide collection of objects, photographs, materials relating to the resistance, in addition to a virtual experience in a bunker, where people used to hide during bombing.
Length of tourist experience
3 hours
Contact person
Antonietta Di Carluccio [dicarluccioa@comune.alfonsine.ra.it]
Opening
Monday - Friday 9:00-12:00/14:00-17:00;
From March 16th to May 31st:
Saturday - Sunday 9:00-12:00/15:00-18:00.
From June 1st to March 15th:
Saturday and Sunday by appointment calling 3355872319
Closed: august, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Easter, May 1st.
Booking
No
Cost
Free
Languages
Italian, English
"Last mile" accessibility
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation/car parking/bus station
Accessibility/limitations to access
Yes
Popularity of the attraction among the locals
10
Influence on destination choice
10
Tag
Museum; war museum; world war 2 museum; gothic line; battle of the gothic line
Information regarding the key informants and stakeholders involved in the research
Antonietta di Carluccio – Museum Director
Giuseppe Masetti - Director of Historical Institute of the Resistance
