The Holocaust and Landscape Museum of Vo’ Vecchio (PD) is located within the historic Villa Contarini Giovanelli Venier and represents a unique place of memory and culture in the Euganean Hills area.
During World War II, the villa was requisitioned and transformed into the first concentration camp in the province of Padua, becoming in 1944 the last stop for 47 Jews before their deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau. This dramatic chapter of history is today remembered through an exhibition path dedicated to the memory of the victims and historical reflection.
The museum is spread over several levels. On the ground floor, arranged in the ancient kitchens used by the internees, is the Place of Memory of the Holocaust: informative panels, historical documents, and testimonies, including the diary of the parish priest of Vo’, reconstruct the events and list the names of the detainees and the jailers.
On the noble floor, the Museum of Landscape is housed, featuring a significant collection of ancient maps that narrate the evolution of the Euganean territory and the relationship between man and environment.
The second floor is dedicated to temporary exhibitions of a cultural and artistic nature, which enrich the museum's offerings and make it a dynamic center for dissemination and memory.
