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VAL 39 SERIANA & SCALVE MAGAZINE da Vinci. But the real history of the Gorno’s mines started around 1800, thanks to some privates’ work and dedication, some Engli- sh companies and a family from Livorno, the Modigliani, among them the father of the famous ar- tist. In the valley there were more than 1500 people connected to the mining activity. The mines de- velop for 230 kilometres and the biggest gallery is about 11 kilo- metres. The deepest well is 340 metres. Since 2009 Gorno recei- ves the title of Ecomuseum and it’s twinned with Karlgoorlie, in Australia, where a lot of Gorne- si miners moved to, such as the mining engineer Herbert Hoover, who became president of the Uni- ted States from 1929 to 1933. To the miner Modesto Varischetti, called Charlie di Gorno, the mo- vie “My name is Charlie”, made in 2013, is dedicated. fi no al 31 marzo INGRESSO GRATUITO www.lavallatadeilibribambini.it La Vallata dei Libri Bambini