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Musei Altovicentino home is a cultural project, created throughout the agreement between 17 districts, that handle the promotion of various little museums and collections located in the province of Vicenza; it counts over 40 headquarters that are coordinated from a “information and services center”, located in Malo Veneto, Italy, the leader district of the project.

History
Yet in 2001 is created the first agreement between 10 “Alto vicentino” districts which purpose is to coordinate, add value and promote the activities of the museums located in the various districts; this agreement is named “ Rete museale Alto Vicentino “. In 2006 3 more districts joins it, in 2008 one more and in 2012 another one. Since 2011 are redefined the goals of the project and from now on the new name is “Musei Altovicentino”.Musei Altovicentino affects now a even more wide area, that goes from “Agno River Valley” to “ Brenta Canyon”, including “Leogra River Valley, the Pedemontana area of Alto Vicentino, the plateau of Tonezza del Cimone and a part of the plateau of the 7 Municipalities, extending itself more over the traditional borders of Alto Vicentino. The districts involved in the project are: Asiago, Lusiana, Malo, Marostica, Montecchio Maggiore, Monte di Malo, Nove, Recoaro Terme, Roana, Rotzo, San Vito di Leguzzano, Santorso, Schio, Tonezza del Cimone, Valdagno, Valli del Pasubio, Valstagna[2][3]. Musei Altovicentino gathers museums and minor entities, as collections, sites, botanical gardens, and interpretation centers. In some cases they are the result of the research and collection of volunteers and private individuals from the local community, who still manage the institutes and the proposed activities.

Themes
The museums and the collections of the project “Musei Altovicentino” are assembled in various thematic areas
 * Archeology and History
 * Art
 * Ethnography
 * Nature and Science
 * Industrial Heritage