The tours of Sansepolcro’s deconstructed museum and guided tours have resumed, allowing visitors to experience the stories and enter into the history, customs, and traditions of this delightful little Tuscan town. It is also a responsible tourism model with the experience centred on the continuous and increasingly intense interaction between travellers, guests, and citizens.
The Deconstructed Museum
Places, People, and Stories is a project connecting visitors and the local community of Sansepolcro which is known for its extraordinary historical, artistic, and cultural wonders. “Visitors become symbolic guardians of our heritage and traditions as they learn about our secrets from those who have lived its past and live its present." A new approach to responsible tourism that confronts issues regarding the impact of visitors on the environment and host communities.
Tours have started again
The tours run every Saturday up to September 24 with guides leading visitors through the streets and shops of the historic centre and discovering the Civic Museum with the works of Piero della Francesca. In two of the eight participating sites citizens of Sansepolcro open the doors of the Diocesan Archive, the Cathedral’s Bell Tower, the CasermArcheologica headquarters, the Biblioteca della Resistenza Museum, as well as spaces dedicated to lace making and flag-wavers.
An example of responsible tourism
The CasermArcheologica Association conceived the project in this format in 2019 in collaboration with other local associations and the Tourist Office. The Deconstructed Museum has proven to be one of Italy's most significant examples of responsible tourism, earning it the patronage of the Italia Patria della Bellezza Foundation.
Ancient and contemporary art
“As well as the Deconstructed Museum visitors are able to discover the customs, traditions and ancient and contemporary art of our city through its citizens,” said Francesca Mercati, Sansepolcro’s councillor for tourism.
