Industial Archeology

If we consider the italian industrialization history, we can affirm that Schio was one of the first areas that specialized in wool industry. The wool activity had already been present in Schio's economy for a long period; in fact, the wool activity has integrated the agricultural one since the XII century. As a consequence, technical knowledge, capital movement and trade activities developed in this area.

Schio's evolution from a manufacturing village to an industrial pole started at the beginning of '700, when Venice allowed the production of “high cloths” and the first factories arose. A significant disconnection from the past took place thanks to Alessandro Rossi, pioneer and ideologue of the italian industrialization, who encouraged a modernisation in production by introducing technological innovation, which enabled this area to achieve the more developed european regions' level in terms of industrialization.

Many landmarks we can find today in Schio date back to Alessandro Rossi's time, as he undertook infrastructuring action and established a large network of institutions and providences aiming at managing the industrial growth. Schio's archeological industry heritage that we can admire today is constituted by pieces from diffferent time periods.