Little museum of the Diary, Specialized museum in Pieve Santo Stefano, Italy.
The Little Museum of the Diary presents over 7000 personal narratives through interactive installations, digital screens, and multimedia exhibits across multiple rooms. The collection displays various diary forms and life documents from different people that reflect diverse perspectives and life experiences.
The museum was established to showcase the National Diary Archive, which began in the 1980s. It arose from the desire to preserve personal memories and document the stories of people whose voices might otherwise go unheard.
Personal stories from ordinary people fill the rooms, including a linen sheet diary and handwritten life accounts on various materials that show how individuals preserve their memories. The exhibition reveals how everyday people safeguard their experiences and the creative ways they choose to tell their own stories.
The museum is centrally located and accessible for visitors with different mobility needs, with ramps and elevators throughout the building. It helps to check opening times in advance since certain days and times may be closed.
A distinctive feature is a several-meter-wide fabric diary written because the person had no paper available. This unusual document shows the creativity of people determined to preserve their story at any cost.
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