Museum

The Museo Storico della Resistenza di Villadossola (Villadossola Historical Museum of Resistance) presents documentation on resistance to German and fascist occupation in the Ossola Valley (Val d’Ossola) from 1943 to 1945. Several hundred written records and photographs document partisan activity in the region, including the establishment and subsequent destruction of the Free Republic of Ossola (1944).

The Casa della Resistanza (House of Resistance) in the town of Fondotce is a center for the Associazione Casa della Resistenza (Association for the House of Resistance) which seeks to further research, documentation, and education on resistance and liberation in the region from 1943 to 1945.

The Ecomuseo della Resistenza "Il Codirosso" (Ecomuseum of the Resisance “Il Codirosso”) in Rossana presents the history of partisan resistance to German and fascist occupation from 1943 to 1945 in Rossana and the surrounding Varaita Valley. A permanent exhibit displays weapons, uniforms and clothing, books and films, drawings and artwork, audio testimonies and interviews, and written records describing the activities of local partisans and liberation.  

The Museo della Resistenza di Boves (Boves Musuem of Resistance) contains a small permanent exhibition on partisan resistance to German and fascist occupation from 1943 to 1945 in the town of Boves and the surrounding community. Objects on display include period clothing and uniforms, weapons, written records, and photographs that describe local experiences including the Boves Massacre which saw the destruction of much of the town and the murder of 23 Italian civilians by German Waffen-SS troops on September 19, 1943.

The Museo della Resistenza “I Sentieri della Memoria” (“Paths of Memory”) is a permanent exhibit within the Cavalier Giuseppe Avena Museum complex in Chiusa di Pesio. Originally a documentation center for local records on resistance and liberation to German and fascist occupation from 1943 to 1945, a smaller “Paths of Memory” exhibit has expanded to become a multimedia exhibition including recorded testimonies, film and photographs, movies and media, and written records.    

The Casa della Memoria della Resistenza e della Deportazione di Vinchio (Vinchio House of Memory, Resistance, and Deportation) presents the history of resistance and deportation in the town of Vinchio and the surrounding community under German and fascist occupation from 1943 to 1945.