Peppone e Don Camillo Museum, Film memorabilia museum in Brescello, Italy.
The Peppone and Don Camillo Museum in Brescello displays original props from the five films starring Fernandel and Gino Cervi, including the protagonists' bicycles, a Moto Guzzi 500 Alce sidecar, Peppone's office and furniture from Don Camillo's rectory. It occupies a building on Via De Amicis, with a tank and a steam locomotive outside.
The museum opened on 16 April 1989, created through the efforts of a group of volunteers led by Erminio Bertoli. It is managed by the Brescello Pro Loco and displays props and set materials from the five films starring Fernandel and Gino Cervi as Don Camillo and Peppone, characters created by writer Giovannino Guareschi.
The museum keeps the cassock worn by Fernandel as Don Camillo and the Moto Guzzi 500 Alce sidecar from 'Don Camillo e l'onorevole Peppone'. A hammer and sickle donated by Soviet comrades during the twinning scene of 'Il compagno don Camillo' is also on display. The talking crucifix that conversed with Don Camillo is kept in the parish church and is still used once a year for the solemn blessing of the Po.
The museum is located in the center of Brescello and is easy to reach on foot. Those who also want to visit the archaeological collection in the same building should ask about combined entry options when buying a ticket.
The tank outside is not the film vehicle: the M24 Chaffee seen in 'Don Camillo e l'onorevole Peppone' was replaced on screen by an M26 Pershing of the Italian Army, and the one displayed today is a similar M26 Pershing. Visitors often mistake it for a Sherman.
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