This is a genuine ethnographic museum on the theme of Parma Ham production, set up inside the renovated premises of the former cattle market in Langhirano, a building dating back to 1928. The exhibition space is arranged in eight themed sections. The layout recalls the wooden frames on which the cured meats are hung to mature, known locally as “scalere”. The first section focuses on the territory around Parma, local agriculture from antiquity to today, and the relationship between animal husbandry and agricultural production. The second section is dedicated to pig breeds reared for the production of cured meats including the indigenous black pig of Parma. The next section looks at the salt which is such an indispensable product in the process of manufacturing cured meats. The fourth section deals with the equipment and peculiarities of the work of the norcini – pork butchers. In the fifth room is displayed, on panels, the whole variety of deli meats from Parma: in addition to Parma Ham, Culatello di Zibello, Salami Felino and Spalla Cotta di San Secondo as well as various other products of local pork butchery. The sixth section is devoted to food and recipes. The seventh room, the largest in the museum, is responsible for explaining the overall procedure to produce ham. The eighth part is dedicated to the most relevant information on Parma Ham and the Consortium that protects it. Finally, there is a dedicated space for tasting and a point of sale offering typical products.
From March 1 to 8 December * Saturday, Sunday and holidays: 10.00 – 18.00 * From Monday to Friday:by appointment for groups
From December to February * Closed
* Full € 5.00 * Reduced € 4.00 groups (minimum 15 people), adults over 65 years, promotion visitors Torrechiara Castle weekend, conventions * Reduced schools € 3.00 schools and children from 6 to 18 years * Free disabled and their escorts, escorts groups and schools, journalists, children under 6 years
Sampling of Prosciutto of Parma Museum * Full € 3.00 * Reduced € 2.00 (for children under 12 years)
It ‘also possible for visitors, a tasting of typical products of Parma to attach to a selection of Wines of Colli di Parma.
Guided tours For groups of up to 25 people: € 20.00 in addition to the ticket price. Mandatory the reservation.
Ex Foro Boario, Via Bocchialini, 7 – Langhirano (nr. Parma)
Educational Workshops: at all the Food Museums you can request the organisation of educational workshops for schools or groups, of a scientific nature (on the themes of salt, milk, and micro-organisms, water and proteins) or gastronomic variety (taste laboratories). Booking required.
Museum Shop: near the exhibition spaces there is a Museum Shop, where you can buy, in the opening hours of the Museum, publications, objects for the table and typical local products.
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