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A spot to recognize the effort and creativity required to make a pot in the past.
This is not a museum showing how an ancient forge used to work. This is a genuine ancient forge set up to demonstrate the fascinating mechanics of the craft. The first section at the entrance is the educational part, with panels providing lengthy explanations of the history and development of the craft. Some of the original equipment remains, but this area has mainly been repurposed to house a collection of artworks created on-site. An opening in the far wall ushers visitors to the working forge. The various mechanisms that were at the heart of the forge were (and still are) set in motion by harnessing the power of Vaso Rè, an artificial course of water channeled through the village that powered mills of various definitions and uses. Fucina Museo is divided into two sections, which used to be two adjacent but independent forges. The second section houses a collection of artworks created on-site using traditional techniques and materials.
