Type:

Luoghi della cultura; Ente/Istituzione

Category:

Art museums; Ethnography and anthropology museums

The African Museum in Basella, Urgnano (BG) is located at the ancient religious centre, that dates from the fourtheenth Century, with the Shrine and the Convent of the Passionist Missionaries. It is within the boundaries of the river Serio Park. From the Dogon of Mali to the Hemba of Congo, the Museum displayes a collection of masques and of statues of international value, to which visitors are introduced through multimedia equipment (interactive display and audio-visual guides on Ipod Touch). Beside the permanent exhibition, other ones are periodically mounted in the Museum, which are devoted to the African Continent daily life. To Schools and to summer Centres it offers full-day journeys, with workshops and activities to discover uses and customs of children and of adults, who live south of Sahara. The proceeds of didactic activities are given to the African missions of Tanzania, Kenya and Congo, the countries where Passionist Missionaries work since more than half a century.