Toward a History of the Sportsystem District in Montebelluna

Museum, Archives, Sources

Abstract

This article focuses on the history of the Sportsystem District in Montebelluna and on the issues related to the identification and use of sources relevant to its elaboration. In addition to providing a context for this case within the framework of Italian design history, the author discusses the process and results of a project to institute a museum devoted to the Sportsystem District: the first part of the article deals with the district’s museum as a place of memory; the second part analyses the types of sources and the condition of the various archives located in the territory; the final part reflects on the findings of the research process.