Created in the 1970s through the passion and dedication of Don Giacomo Piazzoli, parish priest of Brembo, this museum is now unique in the world in terms of the number and quality of its collections.
Housed in a former movie theater, it also has a mini projection room where you can admire a scenic electronic nativity scene that rotates, lights up and is accompanied by music.
From an initial nucleus of 250, today it can count more than 900 cribs arranged on two floors, from the 18th century onward.
Nativity art in fact experiences its golden age in the 1700s, consolidating the tradition of different Schools: Neapolitan, French, Spanish, and Polish.
Entering the Museum, you will immediately see a majestic nativity scene dating back to the 1970s; you will then be enchanted in front of Neapolitan artist Antonio Greco’s creation, a real “rock” of more than 20 square meters with more than 130 statues, full of minute details about the daily life of the characters that compose it and that make it appear always current and alive.
Continuing your visit, you will enter the faithful reproduction of a workshop in Bergamo that made plaster figures in the late 1800s: among casts, colors, and lathes, you will see how statues were created that later enriched private or public displays. You’ll breathe international air with handcrafted nativity scenes from Asia, Africa, Latin America and Australia.
There is also no shortage of archaeological artifacts from the Holy Land, antique prints, paper nativity scenes, Christmas cards and cards, photographs, audiovisuals; you can even consult a specialized nativity library and historical archives.
A museum suitable for visitors of all ages, where history, religion, and culture blend harmoniously together.