{"id":31012,"date":"2020-04-05T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/?p=31012"},"modified":"2020-05-22T14:34:39","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T12:34:39","slug":"eco-friendly-museums-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/eco-friendly-museums-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Unmissable Eco-Friendly Museums in Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Italy there are many museums which adopt sustainable practices. Discover with us 10 unmissable eco-friendly museums to visit during your green holidays.<\/span><\/h2>\n

Museums are among the public buildings responsible for the greatest waste of energy. Environmental responsibility<\/strong> and attention to the use of green practices<\/strong> have led to the creation of many eco-friendly museums<\/strong>. Whether it is bioarchitecture<\/strong> or adherence to small precautions such as energy saving<\/strong> or the installation of photovoltaic panels<\/strong>, eco-sustainable museums allow you to integrate culture with sustainability<\/strong>. Let’s discover 10 eco-friendly museums<\/strong> to visit during your next green holidays<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. MuSe, Trento<\/h2>\n
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MuSe, Trento, photo of Roberto Nova, Archivio Muse<\/div><\/div>\n

The MuSe<\/strong>, inaugurated in Trento<\/strong><\/a> in 2013<\/strong>, is an eco-sustainable museum known all over Italy and worldwide. Located in the Le Albere district, where the former factory Michelin had been requalified, the Science Museum of Trento<\/strong><\/a>, designed by the famous Genoese architect Renzo Piano<\/strong> and his studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop<\/strong> obtained LEED Gold certification<\/strong> on 13 June 2013<\/strong>, issued by the Green Building Certification Institute<\/strong> of Washington DC. The MuSe is the first Italian sustainable museum<\/strong> that received this certification. <\/span><\/p>\n

Construction techniques and energy saving<\/strong><\/a>, as well as a wide use of renewable sources<\/strong><\/a>, are fundamental aspects for the museum. The choice of eco-sustainable materials<\/strong> and the methods of construction were also very important, as well as the design of transport services that discouraged the use of private vehicles in favor of green mobility<\/strong><\/a>. The structure is spread over five floors plus a basement and a tropical greenhouse that interprets planetary biodiversity.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Museum’s exhibition spaces, photo of Matteo De Stefano, Archivio MuSe<\/div><\/div>\n

In the museum there are photovoltaic and geothermal panels<\/strong>. Moreover,\u00a0the system of installations for the operation of the building is centralized and mechanized. A sophisticated system of curtains controlled by temperature sensors is managed automatically to reduce irradiation in the summer hours and facilitate it during the winter days. Natural lighting and ventilation, in some spaces, allow the reduction of consumption<\/strong> and the creation of more comfortable environments. The plant system also makes use of measures that increase forms of energy saving. In fact, the cistern system for r<\/strong>ainwater recovery<\/strong> can achieve water savings five times larger than other similar buildings.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Mart, Rovereto<\/h2>\n
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Mart’s cupola, the symbol of Rovereto, photo of Rachele Carloni<\/div><\/div>\n

Near Trento, in Rovereto<\/strong>, it is possible to visit the Mart<\/strong>, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art<\/strong>. Its collection is extremely rich and varies from Futurism to Metaphysical Art, from “Arte Povera” to Conceptual Art, up to the most recent experiments. In addition, the museum organizes large thematic exhibitions every year. The Mart’s headquarters are located between two 18th century palaces, in a building designed by the Swiss architect Mario Botta<\/strong> with the collaboration of the Rovereto engineer Giulio Andreolli. <\/span><\/p>\n

As for sustainability, the Mart has a special lighting control software<\/strong> that brings savings of 25% on the electricity bill.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mart Rovereto, photo of Jacopo Salvi<\/div><\/div>\n

In addition, on 24 October 2014 the Mart hosted the conference “Turismo Sostenibile & Expo 2015<\/strong>“. This was the first zero impact conference in the Mart museum. Since that date, both companies and public bodies have been able to organize\u00a0CO2-zero<\/strong>\u00a0events and conferences within the Mart. The emissions produced for the realization of the conferences have been totally compensated with reforestation projects<\/strong> that have both social and environmental value. The Mart was therefore the first museum in Italy to offer this service, with the intention of transmitting a signal of attention to environmental issues<\/strong>, also with regard to concrete daily choices at a meeting or an event. The Mart not only compensates for emissions but promotes suggestions of sustainable good practices. For example, one of the suggestions is to reach the museum by train.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Plessi Museum, Autostrada del Brennero<\/h2>\n
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Plessi Museum via autobrennero.it<\/div><\/div>\n

After hours of driving on the highway, why not take a break in a museum? That’s right, along the Autostrada del Brennero<\/strong> you can stop for a cultural break! The Plessi Museum<\/strong> was inaugurated in 2013<\/strong> and is the first example in Italy of a museum on the highway<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n

The architectural complex, covering a surface area of \u200b\u200b13,000 square meters, represents a formal and functional experimentation for transforming a traditional rest area into a place dedicated to culture<\/strong>. The museum hosts videos, drawings, and installations by Fabrizio Plessi<\/strong>, one of the leading figures of international contemporary art<\/strong>. In addition to the works, Plessi has also designed the internal settings of the structure.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Plessi Museum, photo via autobrennero.it<\/div><\/div>\n

The purpose of the Plessi Museum is to make the motorway stop an opportunity to live an extraordinary cultural experience<\/strong>. The aim is\u00a0to remind us that beauty and art can also be found where less is expected. The structure therefore represents an important resource for the territory and an instrument for its enhancement.<\/p>\n

This cultural initiative is part of a series of interventions and projects that Autobrennero<\/strong> is implementing to make motorway traveling an occasion for living meaningful experiences in contact with the culture of the territories<\/strong> along the way.<\/p>\n

4. Explora, nonprofit children’s museum, Rome<\/h2>\n
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Explora, photo of Explora Museo dei bambini di Roma via flickr<\/div><\/div>\n

Families with children on holiday in\u00a0Rome<\/strong> can live an alternative and sustainable experience at Explora, a museum dedicated to children<\/strong> that does not receive public funding for its management, except through regional, national and, international calls in which it participates. Explora’s mission is to: <\/span><\/p>\n