Agora Museum Orsi Coppini

Museum of Olive Art

The Agorà Orsi Coppini Museum, founded in 2009, is a Museum of Olive Oil Art set up in a former 19th-century dairy, carefully restored, in the Parma area. The museum celebrates the return of the olive tree to an area historically linked to agri-food, with the aim of spreading the knowledge and culture of extra virgin olive oil and the olive tree, a symbol of peace, care and tradition. The Coppini family wanted to convey the historical and cultural importance of oil, a central element in Mediterranean and Italian civilization, through an emotional and sensorial experience that links oil to history and the knowledge of generations.

Agora among the Olive Trees

An amphitheater among the olive trees

A majestic open-air amphitheater literally immersed in an olive grove, one of a kind, equipped with the latest technologies and services, for concerts, shows and events of the highest level, which can accommodate up to 500 people seated on three levels of steps.

Anita Space

the ancient wooden presses

Space dedicated to the history of oil and the oldest mechanical production systems. A true laboratory of industrial archaeology.

American Space

the iron machines

Space dedicated to machines built after the industrial revolution, dedicated to hydraulic and electrical production tools.

Conference Room

Event and conference space

Inside the Museum there is a conference room with about 100 seats, furnished with upholstered armchairs built with environmental sustainability criteria, in 100% recyclable material. The acoustics of the room have been studied by qualified professionals in order to optimize listening to conferences, projections or lessons.

Agora

Anita Space

American Space

Conference Room

The tasting

The Extra Virgin Olive Oil Tasting is one of the fundamental stages of the visit to our Museum. We like to accompany our visitors in the discovery of the product, making them recognize the strengths and weaknesses and suggesting the combinations of each type of oil. The tasting includes:

Introduction to Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Production techniques, difference between the various types of oil
Extra virgin olive oil: strengths and weaknesses. How to recognize a good extra virgin olive oil by recognizing its qualities.
Tasting of various types of extra virgin olive oil and condiments
Each oil has its own dish: advice on pairings

Sensory labs for schools

The Agorà Orsi Coppini Museum organizes a fun-educational journey for schools of all levels to discover the secrets of oil, starting from the tree and ending with the finished product.

Through a cartoon and game cards, children will approach the tasting techniques of extra virgin olive oil, learning about its aromas, strengths and weaknesses and how to pair it in the kitchen.