Friuli Venezia Giulia Region Funds Expansion of Chiusaforte Military History Museum
The Museum of the Great War and the Cold War in Chiusaforte is receiving regional support for facility upgrades and expanded exhibits.
Mario Anzil, Vice Governor of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, visited the site on November 12, to assess how approximately 500mila euros in total regional funding has been utilized.
The regional administration has directed significant financial resources toward the museum, which is located in the former Paolino Zucchi barracks. According to official regional reports, a specific allocation of 225mila euros was granted in 2025 for extraordinary maintenance and the expansion of the museum’s cultural offerings. This brings the cumulative regional investment in the site to approximately 500mila euros over the past several years.
The museum is managed by the Friuli Storia e Territorio association. Its collections document the strategic importance of the border territory, transitioning from the trenches of the First World War to the surveillance operations conducted during the Cold War.
During his visit, Vice Governor Anzil emphasized the dual role of the site as both a historical repository and a driver for local tourism. He was joined by Mayor Fabrizio Fuccaro and Deputy Mayor Fabio Orlando to review the progress of the infrastructure projects.
“The places of memory represent a precious heritage, because they guard the testimonies of our history and contribute to transmitting them to future generations, said Mario Anzil, Vice Governor of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region.”
Anzil said that the municipal administration had successfully transformed public resources into tangible community growth. He stated, “I was able to verify personally how the contributions and funding provided by the Region in recent years in favor of culture and sport have been optimally committed and used by the municipal administration.”
While the Chiusaforte site focuses on military history and territorial defense, other regional cultural entities operate under different models of innovation and production. The CSS Teatro stabile di innovazione, based in Udine, presents a distinct approach to regional cultural activity. Founded in 1978 and recognized by the Ministry of Culture, the CSS functions as a cooperative enterprise that programs both contemporary and international performance art.
The two entities reflect the diversity of the region's cultural institutions. The museum in Chiusaforte serves as a permanent, site-specific archive of physical military history, whereas the CSS functions as a mobile incubator for contemporary theater and artistic production.