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Giarola Museum of Tomato

C/o Corte di Giarola - Via Giarola, 11
43044 Collecchio (PR) | View on Map
Municipality: Collecchio  Region: Emilia-Romagna

Tel. 0521/803017 - 347/4018157
E-mail: prenotazioni.pomodoro@museidelcibo.it
Web: www.museidelcibo.it

Of notoriously American origin, the tomato has found fertile soil in the province of Parma, as early as the second half of the XIX century. And this territory was not limited to cultivation, but it was also oriented towards transformation. So much that today tomato products are exported all over the world, as well as the technology for the canning industry. The tomato is therefore inserted into the museum itinerary that enhances the typical products of the Parma area.

The museum is located inside the Corte di Giarola, in the municipality of Collecchio, in a medieval agri-food transformation centre. Home to a tomato paste industry for the first sixty years of the XIX century, today it is also home to the Taro Regional River Park.

Opening times: The museums are open at the following times:
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Open on weekdays for groups and school classes upon arrangement.
Open from 5 March to 10 December 2022

Entrance fee: Ticket prices:
Full € 5,00
Reduced € 4,00 groups (minimum 15 people), adults over 65 years,
Reduced for schools € 3,00 schools and children from 6 to 12 years
Free for disabled people and their helpers, group and school companions, journalists, children under 6 years

Giarola Museum of Tomato
Giarola Museum of Tomato
(photo by L. Rossi)
 
Giarola Museum of Tomato
Giarola Museum of Tomato
(photo by L. Rossi)
 
Giarola Museum of Tomato
Giarola Museum of Tomato
(photo by L. Rossi)
 
Giarola Museum of Tomato
Giarola Museum of Tomato
(photo by L. Rossi)