About us
What is the Fortore Valley Ecomuseum
A museum without walls, a territory that tells its own story
The Fortore Valley Ecomuseum is a diffuse museum that lives in the villages, landscapes, knowledge and traditions of the communities of the Area Interna Fortore, in Molise. It is not a traditional museum, closed in physical spaces, but a collective path of knowledge, memory and participationin which the territory itself becomes a heritage to be experienced and valued.
It is a cultural, educational and identity project, which recognises the community as protagonistactive guardian of its history and promoter of a new way of understanding heritage, where tangible and intangible assets, nature and culture, past and future coexist.
History of the project
The project originates within the National Strategy for Inner Areas (SNAI), involving 12 Municipalities of the Molise Fortore area (Campolieto, Cercemaggiore, Gambatesa, Gildone, Jelsi, Macchia Valfortore, Monacilioni, Pietracatella, Riccia, Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Toro and Tufara) with the aim of enhancing an area rich in agricultural landscapes, local memories and traditional knowledgebut still fragile in terms of services and development.
The eco-museum was conceived as instrument of cohesion and revitalisation of local communities, through a participatory process combining research, training, cultural promotion and territorial marketing.
Financed by the POR FESR-FSE and POC Molise 2014/2020 funds, the project envisaged a series of integrated actions: the implementation of Community Maps, a digital archive of local heritage, one web platform, initiatives of communicationeducational activities and a network of cultural partnerships.
Mission
The Fortore Valley Ecomuseum aims to:
- Recognising and enhancing the cultural, environmental and social heritage of the territory.
- Strengthening thecollective identity and the sense of belonging of local communities.
- Favouring the active participation of citizens in the construction and transmission of the memory of the territory.
- Promoting a sustainable and inclusive developmentintegrating culture, economy and social cohesion.
- Making heritage accessible to all through digital tools, educational activities and dissemination actions.
Main objectives of the Ecomuseum
The Fortore Valley Ecomuseum aims to generate lasting value for local communities through the following objectives:
- Strengthening the sense of identity and belongingenhancing the history, memories and traditions of the places experienced.
- Stimulating the active participation of citizensmaking them protagonists in the care and transmission of the local heritage.
- Fostering intergenerational dialoguecollecting and sharing traditional knowledge with new generations.
- Promoting social inclusionrecognising the contribution of all individuals, regardless of age, gender or origin.
- Reactivating the link between community and territorycontributing to the rediscovery and protection of local landscapes.
- Creating new cultural, educational and employment opportunitiesrelated to the enhancement of diffuse heritage.
