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Name: Museo del bosco
Type: Museums
Classification: Museum type: ethno-anthropological, Ownership: municipal
Registered office: Piazza San Francesco Palazzo Cangemi
- Caronia (ME)
The Caronia Forest Museum promotes awareness and appreciation of the natural heritage of the Nebrodi Mountains and the traditions that have shaped the lives of local communities linked to the forest environment. Through a collection of tools, reconstructions, and testimonies of the local material culture, the museum illustrates the activities and knowledge that have supported the area's rural economy for generations.
The exhibition explores the main traditional forest trades, including charcoal production, cork processing, and forestry and pastoral practices, offering a significant insight into the relationship between humanity and nature. The museum thus represents an important resource for the preservation of historical memory and the transmission of knowledge related to the environmental and cultural heritage of the Nebrodi Mountains.
