Ecomuseum of the Moltrasio Stone First basin of Lake Como
“Our territory is not only
mountains, lake and villages;
it is the people who live here
or who have lived here: it is us,
the historical memory of our elders,
the trades and everything that
is new at the same time.”
What is an Ecomuseum?
An ecomuseum is a tool for preserving, transmitting and enhancing tangible and intangible, material and immaterial heritage that constitutes the identity DNA of a territory. This heritage is identified by the community, while the ecomuseum’s activities are carried out by involving local people and institutions, through research and communication, and by organising initiatives: rediscovering and studying the past in order to experience and enhance the present and the future.
The Ecomuseum Association, founded at the end of 2023, takes its name from a distinctive feature of the territory: the Moltrasio stone. This siliceous limestone, found along the shores of Lake Como and throughout the Insubrian region, was once quarried and widely used in private and public construction. Its historical and artistic relevance can still be seen in the area’s Romanesque churches.