Po river Museum

This old fortress was converted to an elegant ducal residence by the Marchese of Mantua, Ludovico II Gonzaga, who commissioned the Tuscan architect Luca Fancelli to execute it.

The demo-ethno-anthropological museum is council-owned and was established in 1983. Its core themes are the river, the surrounding area and the local people. It is a living museum with a constant focus on research and a busy programme of encounters centred on the river which have culminated in two publications on shipmills.