MURA DI BERGAMO – IL MUSEO

In Bergamo, the new museum dedicated to the history of the fortress, a World Heritage Site since 2017. The exhibition comes to life inside Porta Sant'Agostinohistoric access to the city for those coming from Venice. Between multimedia workstations, physical evidence and one immersive roomnarration becomes an experience to get to the heart of the construction of the Walls.

Promoted and realised by the Museo delle Storie in collaboration with the Municipality of Bergamo and the Bergamo UNESCO Secretariat, with the fundamental contribution of the Fondazione Emilio Lombardini, the opening of this new museum represents a crucial step in the process of enhancing the city walls, which became a World Heritage Site in 2017.

Located within the monumental St Augustine's Gate, a symbol of Venetian domination, the museum itinerary tells the story of the design and construction of the fortress of Bergamo, through a careful selection of testimonies from the 16th century and the innovative use of multimedia. The beating heart of the museum is a highly evocative immersive room, where the history of the walls comes to life through the voices of its protagonists.

The route is divided into four sections, arranged in an evocative scenographic setting, which place the history of the Bergamo fortress in broader contexts: the territorial defence system of the Venetian Republic, Renaissance architectural culture with the invention of the modern-style forts, and the military revolution of 16th century Europe. Didactic and scenographic apparatuses lead the visitor inside the building site of the fortress, in the years of its construction (1561-1588).

Thanks to multimedia stations, special content and state-of-the-art technology, a visit to the museum becomes an immersive experience, inviting visitors to walk the walls in person and experience the history of the fortress up close.