Yes, of course there’s a museum that celebrates Parma’s hams and prosciuttos and their long history. And that’s only the beginning of Italy’s parade of quirky and informative museums.
TheLocal.it has put together a list of 15 of their favorites, with details and a gallery HERE
Among others, you’ll find where 19th-century Italian rulers moved the most graphic of Pompeii’s erotic artworks, a museum of faucets and another of corkscrews, and, of course, the obligatory torture museum.
And, just above, perhaps one of the most fascinating, the Ettore Guatelli Museum in Gaiano. Guatelli started years ago collecting everyday objects to preserve remnants of ordinary Italian life for future generations. Piled high against the walls or arranged in geometric patterns, the museum has tools, packaging, crockery, clothing, canned food and more.
