The Museum of Peasant Farming Culture has been housed since 1973 in Villa Smeraldi and managed by the Province of Bologna, which in 1999, established the Villa Smeraldi Institution with support from the municipal administrations of Bentivoglio, Bologna and Castel Maggiore.

In 2015 Metropolitan City of Bologna took over from the Province of Bologna.

The Villa Smeraldi Institution and Museum of Peasant Farming Culture thank

for their support

Istituto per i Beni Artistici, Culturali e Naturali - Regione Emilia-Romagna

Regione Emilia Romagna - Servizio Agricoltura

Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna

Emilbanca Credito Cooperativo

Interporto Bologna

Granarolo s.p.a.

For their collaboration

Associazione Gruppo della Stadura

Università degli Studi di Bologna - Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie

Cooperativa sociale Anima

With special gratitude to

The President and administrators of the Province of Bologna (Agriculture, Communications, Culture, Construction, Public works, Prevention and Protection, and Tourism).

All contributors whose generous donations have made the museum possible.