Il museo del Vino (MUVIT) is housed inside the Graziani-Baglioni palace, along the main street of Torgiano, a renowned wine-producing center between Perugia and Assisi. The palace, built in the 17th century, represents an important example of a rural-gentleman’s house. Summer residence of the Perugian family Graziani, it received the double name in the 19th century following the marriage of Anna Graziani with Pietro Baglioni. Since 1974 it has been home to the Wine Museum (MUVIT), conceived and created on the initiative of Giorgio and Maria Grazia Lungarotti. It represents a unique case compared to other local museums since it is a private thematic museum, motivated by historical and cultural purposes rather than business ones. The collection is divided into several thematic sections always focused on wine. The visitor can admire rare and important archaeological finds such as wine amphorae, jugs and symposium cups, ceramics from the early Middle Ages to contemporary times, engravings, winemaking tools and, unique of its kind, the collection of wafer irons. Managed by the Lungarotti Foundation, the museum occupies the rooms of the palace once intended for the storage and processing of agricultural products. Among the most interesting objects: ceramics by Master Giorgio Andreoli of the 16th century, a skillful executor of the lustre technique; engravings from Mantegna to Picasso and the 18th-century monumental press called “Catone,” active until 1973. Inside the museum, there are also exhibited special mugs of the “Drink if you can” type, related to the playful and convivial aspect of the banquet: the drinker is challenged because he must identify the mechanism that allows him to access the wine
Information about Wine Museum Torgiano (MUVIT)
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 31
06089 Torgiano (Perugia)
0759880200
prenotazionimusei@lungarotti.it
https://www.lungarotti.it/fondazione/muvit/
Source: MIBACT
