THE PASTA MUSEUM – The Food Museums of Parma

In the enchanting scenery of the Court of Giarola, a journey through the history of pasta, through a rich series of images, documents, movies, reproductions and reconstructions. From the wheat kernel to flour, from a real mill to tools for household use, passing through the first industrial production and modern technology, to close with a large collection of vintage advertising: a 360 ° view of the world of pasta, to emphasize the role that this food, synonymous with Italy in the world, has played and continues to play in gastronomy, art, culture and life of all of us.

Deaf people can access the Pasta Museum for free and independently visit it thanks to the LIS (Italian Sign Language) tour created in collaboration with the ENS – National Deaf Organization – Emilia Romagna Section.

Special symbols equipped with QR-Codes allow visitors to activate the textual and video contents of the 30 stages of the museum tour using their smartphone to view them. The video guide with a professional interpreter presents the various sections of the tour in Italian Sign Language and helps to follow the history of Pasta. The spoken documentary video present at the Museum is also translated into LIS, while the remaining videos have no narrative voice, only present sounds and noises and can be used by everyone.

The initiative was possible thanks to the support of the Emilia Romagna Region.