Hundreds of paintings line long corridors, while imposing statues dominate huge rooms. Finds from all over the world characterize every single room, admired every day by thousands of visitors.
Here, this would be the classic scenario that would arise in a normal museum, but not ad Arzachena, in Sardinia. Here it is indeed The time box, and is the smallest museum in Italy. But what does it keep?
The history of Sardinia: The time box
Just under 24 square meters: so big is La Box in Time, the small museum of Arzachena, in the province of Sassari (Sardinia). Inside they are narrated over 5 thousand years of local history through exhibits, photos and much more. Father of this tiny exhibition space is Mario Sotgiu, typographer with a great passion for history, especially that of his land.
Set up inside a small ruin in the center, the time box in recent years has become a popular destination for every passing tourist. Thanks to Mario's work, it is possible to retrace the history of the whole region starting from far, far away. From the Bronze Age precisely, with the collection of finds related to civilization nuragic. Maps, manuscripts and other treasures tell 5 thousand years of Sardinian history up to the present day. All in a confined space, where it is not possible to be more than 8 people at the same time.
Size matters?
Visits to this museum are for free and possible all year round thanks to the work of volunteers. But if you are looking for small cultural experiences, there are other tiny excellences in the sector. TO Monza, for example, you find the MiMuMo (Micro-Museum of Monza) and is characterized by a room of 2,29 square meters. In practice it is a room where the works of various artists alternate. Given the size, however, only one is exposed at a time. Not more.
In Rome instead, in the area Trastevere, there is a corridor of one meter by seven that every evening hosts the works of the artist on duty. Newsstand Night, this is the name of the space, is now a point of reference for all artists who want to show their art to the public. And it doesn't matter if the space is so small. After all, who has ever said that size matters?
