Museo dell'energia idroelettrica di Valcamonica

About

The museum of hydroelectric energy of Valle Camonica is located in the historic power station of Cedegolo, built in 1909-1910 by Egidio Dabbeni, a Brescia-born architect of European renown. The museum itinerary, inaugurated in 2008 but yearly updated with new attractions, tells the story of the water, from its formation in the atmosphere to its fall on the earth, up to the arrival in the hydroelectric plant, where it is transformed into electricity. The large spaces, starting from the suggestive basement, are dedicated to a rich program of events and temporary exhibitions. In 2015, the museum was recognized as an anchor point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage, the "road" by which the Council of Europe collects the main sites of the continental industrial heritage.

At a glance

• Typical visit: about 1 hour 30 minutes