Founded in the 1970s by Casimiro Becchi and a group of volunteers;the Museo del Lino of Pescarolo and Uniti in the province of Cremona was inaugurated with its present exhibition layout;designed by Fabrizio Merisi;in 2004.Classified as a demographic;ethnological and anthropological museum;it is managed by the Associazione Museo del Lino and has over 9;000 items illustrating rural life on the plain before the advent of agricultural mechanization.The ground floor presents equipment used in the linen production cycle;from the sowing of flax to weaving;and some beautifully embroidered wedding-chest items.
The rooms on the upper floor house a section on the breeding of silkworms;with two of the very few throwing machines now known to exist;and sections on the preservation of food and lighting as well as working tools and objects of everyday life.The museum also has a rich collection of artefacts mostly dating from the 19th century.