SALUZZO, VALLI PO BRONDA E INFERNOTTO
PRISON MEMORY MUSEUM - SALUZZO
The museum is housed in the mighty Castille which, as a penitentiary institution, was operative during much of the history of the Kingdom of Sardinia and the national state, until its closure in 1992.
Summer opening hours (1st March to 31st October) on Mondays and Thursdays 10am - 1pm./2p.m. - 6p.m.; Fridays 10 - 1p.m./2p.m - 7p.m.; Saturadys, Sunday and holidays 10a.m - 7p.m. Winter opening hours (November 1 - January 6): Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 10am to 1pm and from 2pm to 6pm. Closed on December 25th, January 1st, from January 7th to February 28th.
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Each historical period featured a different conception of punishment and chose different criminal policies. The Museum retraces these events, considering them an important episode in the story of an institution that paved the way for modern Western democracies: the disciplinary prison. Exhibits with great emotional impact, supported by archival documentation of impeccable scientific rigor, combine to create an unquestionably striking new museum itinerary set in the ancient isolation cells in the basement of Castille.
SALUZZO, AND THE MARQUISATE