The Museo dell’Orologeria (Clock Museum) exhibits a collection of clocks that show a
long-standing tradition of clock making, first artisan and then industrial, which has been the most important economic activity in the Val Pesarina for three centuries.
Clocks were
first made in Pesariis back in the 17th century: they are made of wood or wrought iron and are hung in homes or under arcades to mark the different time of agricultural activities. The activity initially developed in the 18th century with the production of bell-tower clocks, and then, in the 20th century, industrial production began of clocks for railway stations.
The exhibition at the museum is organised in chronological order: it includes the first pendulum clocks of the 1700s, bell-tower clocks, flip number clocks, as well as examples of more recent clocks. To complement your visit, you must not miss a
walk along the roads of the hamlet of Pesariis: a real open-air museum, with its 12 monumental clocks.
The clockmaking museum in Pesariis is part of CarniaMusei network.
Opening hours:
Open Up 14th Sept, 10am-1pm /2pm-6pm; Sat and Sun 10am-6pm
Due to works, the museum is not accessible to people with motorial disabilities
Clockmaking Museum in Pesariis
Frazione Pesariis, 124
I - 33020 Prato Carnico (UD)
Tel.: +39 0433 69034 (municipality) / +39 0433 487779 (CarniaMusei) Tourist Office (+39 0433 69420)
Fax: +39 0433 69001
www.comune.prato-carnico.ud.it
anagrafe@comune.prato-carnico.ud.it
info@carniamusei.org (for teaching laboratories for schools)
Opening:
By reservation
You can visit by your self the outdoor itinerary of the monumental clockworks at every time, without booking.
Entrance Ticket
Ticket - full price: € 3.00
Ticket - reduced price: € 1.50
Museum and monumental park guided tour (groups of 8 or more people) - full price: € 4.00
Museum and monumental park guided tour (groups of 8 or more people) - reduced price: € 2.00
Discounts: children 7/18 years old, holders of "CartaGiovani" Card.
Free of charge: 1 free ticket for every 10, children up to age 6, students up to the first year of secondary school, people with reduced mobility and accompanying persons, and groups from old people's homes.
5
audioguides are available free of charge explaining the museum's exhibition and the monumental clocks outside: 1 is at the Museum, 2 are at the opposite Café and 2 are at the Agriturismo Sot la Napa.
Gratis with
FVGcard
Reservations recommended for groups. Please contact: Town Hall of Prato Carnico
