Revista Brasileira de História da Educação
Print version ISSN 1519-5902On-line version ISSN 2238-0094
Abstract
PIZZIGONI, Francesca Davida. Italy also had its South Kensington Museum: the educational collection of the Royal Industrial Museum of Turin in 1862. Rev. Bras. Hist. Educ [online]. 2023, vol.23, e267. Epub June 30, 2023. ISSN 2238-0094. https://doi.org/10.4025/rbhe.v23.2023.e267.
The article aims to bring to light a recent discovery with respect to the history of Italian pedagogical museums: 12 years before the official opening of what is recognized as the first. Since 1862, in Turin, a section of the Royal Industrial Museum has been dedicated to the collection of books and teaching materials to the primary and secondary schools. This collection was a direct expression of the London Universal Exhibition of 1861, from which the Royal Commissioners returned with the idea of copying the South Kensington Museum. The article reconstructs the history of the collection and its exposure, following its evolution until its disappearance. The aim of this article is to offer a significant piece of the history of the historical-educational heritage in Italy and its musealization.
Keywords : educational museum; educational objects; primary school; secondary school.