“Nicola Grosa” Documentation Centre on the Resistance and 20th-Century History
Memory, Resistance, and the stories of the Lanzo Valleys.
The Nicola Grosa Museum, housed in a restored building in the heart of Lanzo Torinese, tells the story of the Piedmontese Resistance through artefacts, photographs, books, and archival documents.
Site overview
The museum is dedicated to Nicola Grosa, a prominent figure of the Piedmontese Resistance, who spent his post-war life honouring the fallen and seeking to find and recover the remains of all partisans.
The museum is housed in a building restored by the Town of Lanzo Torinese and is arranged over three floors of exhibition space.
The first floor features a large collection of books, newspapers, and magazines accessible through a computer system or the town library’s catalogue.
Display cases contain artefacts and images relating in particular to the history of the Resistance in the Lanzo Valleys.
On the second floor, there is a room equipped for conferences, screenings, and educational programmes.
The third floor houses an operations room containing the documents of the rich archive, organised by subject in folders. Computer terminals are available on each floor to facilitate consultation of the material.
How to visit the site
Arriving in Lanzo Torinese on the SP2 (Via delle Valli), turn right before the tunnel, then follow Via Frasca and the full length of Via Umberto I to reach the Centre at the end of the street. It is advisable to continue on foot from the car park in the large Piazza Rolle, then head toward Piazza Peradotto across, passing through the covered market hall and along an old chintana. On reaching Piazza Gallenga, a flight of steps leads to the medieval Tower of Aymone di Challant, and from there to Via Usseglio. The "Nicola Grosa" Museum is a short distance away.
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