Raccolta museale Casa Bosatta (Casa Sacro Cuore)

The Casa Bosatta collection is housed within Casa Sacro Cuore in Calozzo, in the former family home of Chiara and Marcellina Bosatta. It preserves a room with exposed beams and a fireplace bearing the family crest, alongside objects connected with the two sisters and don Luigi Guanella.

Why it matters

The house links the Bosatta sisters’ family history with the beginnings of the Guanellian congregation. Chiara Bosatta, born in 1858, worked as a silk spinner and helped found the Figlie di Santa Maria della Provvidenza with don Guanella. The preserved rooms and personal objects give material form to this history.

What to notice

The former reception room retains its beamed wooden ceiling, fireplace and Bosatta family crest, along with period furniture. Display cases contain objects associated with the sisters, including rosaries and personal belongings. Other cases present don Guanella’s coat, books, letters and personal items. The nearby church of the Sacro Cuore, designed by Aldo Rumi and inaugurated in 1909, forms part of the wider setting.

Context and history

The house belonged to Alessandro Bosatta and Rosa Mazzucchi, parents of Chiara and Marcellina. Don Guanella served in Pianello from 1881 to 1890; in 1890 he transferred the seat of his developing work to the Casa Sacro Cuore complex. The sisters preserved the Bosatta home within the later institution. The museum collection is presented by the Guanellian sisters among sites connected with don Guanella and the congregation’s early history.