BAVENO - Mostra "Fuoco alle polveri"

Venue: Piazza della Chiesa 8. Address: Piazza della Chiesa 8, 28831 - Baveno (VB). Organiser: Museo del Granito GranUM Within the exhibition series " La pietra racconta 2026 ", on Friday 15 May at 21.00 at the Museo GranUM the opening of the historical-documentary temporary exhibition Fuoco alle polveri will take place. The exhibition, according to a programme that has become customary for the Museum, explores a particular aspect of the extraction history of granite and its presence in the area. The chosen theme for 2026 is the industry of gunpowder, which in Baveno and the surrounding area (Ornavasso, Mergozzo, Gravellona Toce) had a flourishing development serving the quarries that in the nineteenth century and until the '70s of the twentieth century saw the use of explosives for granite extraction. On the occasion of the inauguration there will be the lecture " Storia di polverifici e dei polveristi " given by Leonardo Paracchini and Giovanni Rimondi. The exhibition will be visitalbile at the following times : From 16 May 2026 to 4 October 2026 : every day 9.00-12.30 / 15.00-18.00 From 5 October 2026 to 28 February 2027 : Monday to Saturday 10.30-12.30, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday also 15.0