Museo della Rete

The Net Museum at Porto di Siviano records one of Monte Isola's characteristic crafts. This private collection occupies the historic net-factory premises associated with Retificio La Rete.

Why it matters

Net-making, alongside fishing, shaped the island's economic and social life for centuries. The museum preserves the tools and memories of work that connected households with the lake and with markets beyond it.

What to notice

The weaving needle, locally called the ocia, is a key object for understanding hand-made nets. Documents and historic black-and-white photographs complement the tools, showing the people and practices behind the finished mesh.

Context and history

The collection was created as a tribute to Monte Isola's net-making tradition. Its location within historic factory premises links the craft's material history with the industrial setting that developed around it. The combination of implements, written records and photographs gives the museum both a technical and a personal dimension.