Until June 2
Two centuries of drawing. Works from the civic collections of Pescia
Gipsoteca Libero Andreotti, Piazza del Palagio 7, Pescia (PT)
Overview of the art of drawing and in-depth study of the works of four artists who lived in different historical periods, Alberico Carlini (1703-1777), Innocenzo Ansaldi (1734-1816), Luigi Norfini (1825-1909) and Libero Andreotti (1875-1933), through recently inventoried and rediscovered drawings. These artists, all born in the territory of Pescia, were trained and developed their careers also in other centers in Italy or abroad. All of them left essential traces in their hometown in the form of albums, sheets, and drawings of great value. Each of the collections present in Pescia is unique, often constituting the only testimony of the graphic activity of these artists. The exhibition is also the result of the work carried out by Simona Lunatici, who curated the inventory of the graphic works: almost one thousand drawings by Libero Andreotti and over one thousand prints and drawings from the ancient and twentieth-century collection of the Civic Museum, which will be included in the general catalog of cultural assets. Scientific curation: Livia Fasolo, Claudia Massi.
Opening hours: Tue and Thu 10-12.30 and 15-17.30, Sat and Sun 15.30-18.30
Ticket: € 5 full, € 3 SIMUP Card and reduced (valid both for the Gipsoteca Libero Andreotti and the Civic Museum Palazzo Galeotti)
Organized by Municipality of Pescia, within the exhibition “New paths between past and future. 5 exhibitions for 1 museum system” promoted by Sistema Museale Pistoiese – SIMUP
Info: cultura@comune.pescia.pt.it (Civic Museums of Pescia)
Until June 2
Giuseppe Ungaretti, Il Porto Sepolto 1923. History of an edition
Paper Museum, Via Mammianese Nord 229-231, Pietrabuona – Pescia (PT)
The exhibition investigates the genesis of the volume, prefaced by Benito Mussolini, adorned with the woodcuts of Francesco Gamba and printed in 500 numbered copies on special watermark paper made by Casa Magnani. The exhibition project, which for the first time offers a reflection on the “paper heritage” of the Pescia entity, made it possible to identify, based on unpublished documents found in the Magnani Historical Archive, the exact place where the work was printed, namely the “Stabilimento di Arti Grafiche S. Belforte & C.” in Livorno, to reconstruct all the steps that led to the definition of the paper support and the watermark design, as well as to carry out a series of comparisons with the watermark paper mold preserved in the Museum’s collections.
Opening hours: Mon, Wed and Sat 10–18 (last admission at 17)
Ticket: € 5 full, € 3 reduced, free for SIMUP Card holders
Organized by Associazione Museo della Carta di Pescia, within the exhibition “New paths between past and future. 5 exhibitions for 1 museum system” promoted by Sistema Museale Pistoiese – SIMUP
Info: relazioniesterne@museodellacarta.org, www.museodellacarta.org
From April 18 to May 4
5:00 PM
Pinocchio Park – Historic Garzoni Garden, Collodi
The connection between the author of Pinocchio and Villa Garzoni, as well as the Pinocchio Park dedicated to his literary masterpiece. Both parks have just been restored. The visit also includes entry to the Butterfly House.
Meeting point: Historic Garzoni Garden at 5:00 PM
Fee: €19 full price, €15 reduced
Reservation required
Organized by: Pinocchio Park – Historic Garzoni Garden
Info: parcodipinocchio@pinocchio.it
On weekends from April 19 to May 4, April 25 and May 1
3.30 PM – 6.30 PM
The museums of the city of Pescia
Civic Museum of Palazzo Galeotti, Piazza di Santo Stefano 2, Pescia (PT)
The museum was reopened to the public in 2020, initially with only the monumental apartment. The noble floor has been carefully restored, allowing the relocation of the most significant works: the paintings from the Uffizi present in the collections since the early twentieth century, together with other works that testify to the link between the Pescia museum and the territory.
Gipsoteca Libero Andreotti, Piazza del Palagio 7, Pescia (PT)
The museum houses about 250 pieces, including sketches, casts, plaster models, and fragments by Andreotti, as well as the sculptor’s personal archive, located on the second floor, with about 5600 documentary units. The archive represents a fundamental tool not only to reconstruct Andreotti’s work but also to contribute to studies on the artistic and cultural life of the first three decades of the twentieth century.
Tickets: € 5 full, € 3 reduced (under 25, over 65, groups of at least 10 people, SIMUP Card holders), free under 18, people with disabilities, teachers, tourist guides and interpreters, scholars, university teachers and students, journalists, members of the International Council of Museums
Organized by Municipality of Pescia
Info: +39 0572 492257 (Culture Office of Municipality of Pescia), cultura@comune.pescia.pt.it
April 19 and 26, May 1 and 3
5:00 PM
Discovering Castelvecchio
Castelvecchio – Pescia (PT)
Guided tours of the monumental parish church, the oratory of the Santissimo Rosario and the village, with the volunteers of the parish of San Tommaso Ansano and the Istituto Storico Lucchese.
Duration: 1 hour and a half (including visit of the village)
Possibility to carry out visits on other days, upon reservation at least two days in advance
Contribution: voluntary donation appreciated
Reservation required
Organized by: Parish Santi Tommaso Ansano di Castelvecchio, in collaboration with Istituto Storico Lucchese
Info: +39 335 561543 (Roberto Flori), gpcastelvecchio@gmail.com, www.gpcastelvecchio.it
April 19, 26, May 3
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Accompanied visit to the Ancient Paper Mill Le Carte
Paper Museum, Via Mammianese Nord 229, Pietrabuona – Pescia (PT)
Visit to discover up close the ancient tradition of paper production, a historic activity linked to the territory of Pescia.
Duration: 1 hour
Visitable from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Contribution: € 12 full, € 8 reduced (under 18, students and over 65), € 5 residents of the province of Pistoia and Lucca, free for children 0-6 years and people with disabilities and accompanying person
Organized by: Paper Museum
Info: +39 0572 408432, relazioniesterne@museodellacarta.org
April 19 and May 3
11:00 AM
Visit with the director at the Paper Museum
Paper Museum, Via Mammianese Nord 229, Pietrabuona – Pescia (PT)
Guided tour with the director to the restored industrial building, to discover the history of the Magnani family and their rise in the entrepreneurial panorama of the time.
Duration: 1 hour
Contribution: € 12 full, € 8 reduced (under 18, students and over 65), € 5 residents of the province of Pistoia and Lucca, free for children 0-6 years and people with disabilities and accompanying person
Reservation required
Organized by: Paper Museum
Info: +39 0572 408432, relazioniesterne@museodellacarta.org
From April 25 to May 4
Open every day by reservation, 9:00 AM-1:00 PM, 3:30 PM-6:00 PM
Il duro pane – The hard life of miners and quarrymen in our areas
The mine of Publio, Via 17 Agosto 1944 n°10/A, Vellano – Pescia (PT)
Historical ethnographic museum of the miner and quarryman.
Duration of museum visit: 1 hour
Duration of visit to the museum and to the last active sandstone quarry in the province of Pistoia: 2 and a half hours (advance reservation required)
Free admission
Groups max 25 people
Organized by La miniera di Publio
Publio Biagini +39 330 910517, laminieradipublio@libero.it
April 26
11:00 AM and 4:00 PM
Visit with the Master Papermaker at the Paper Museum
Paper Museum, Via Mammianese Nord 229, Pietrabuona – Pescia (PT)
Guided tour of the eighteenth-century factory and demonstration by the Master Papermakers of the Magnani Pescia Company, who will create the precious handcrafted product live for visitors.
Duration: 1 hour and a half
Contribution: € 15 full, € 12 reduced (under 18, students and over 65), € 10 residents of the province of Pistoia and Lucca, free for children 0-6 years and people with disabilities and accompanying person
Reservation required
Organized by: Paper Museum
Info: +39 0572 408432, relazioniesterne@museodellacarta.org
April 27
3:00 PM
A rediscovered Church: on the traces of the ancient lost parish church of Medicina
Medicina – Pescia (PT)
Starting from the suggestive village of Medicina, walk along the characteristic Via Ruga, to admire the ancient medieval buildings and the views of the surrounding castles, up to the Pieve Vecchia. Return to Medicina to explore the ancient defensive structures of the Castle, Piazza San Martino, the Palazzo della Comunità and the Nuova Pieve.
Duration: about 2 hours
Meeting point: 3:00 PM, Via del Crociale 8, Medicina – Pescia (PT)
Free admission
Reservation recommended
Number of participants: max 30 people
Organized by: Pro Loco Medicina in Valleriana, Istituto Storico Lucchese sezione Pescia-Montecarlo Valdinievole
Info: www.medicinainvalleriana.eu
May 3 and 4
Pescia Medieval
Historic center of Pescia (PT)
Two days of celebrations with music, flag-wavers and medieval reenactments. An opportunity also to sit at the folkloric taverns and feast together with nobles and commoners. The event anticipates the 48th Palio Città di Pescia which will be held from August 31 to September 7, 2025.
Hours: May 3 from 3:00 PM, May 4 from 10:00 AM
Free admission
Organized by: Lega dei Rioni di Pescia
Info: legadeirioni@yahoo.it
May 4
3:00 / 4:00 / 5:00 / 6:00 PM
Guided tour of the Castle and churches of Aramo in Valleriana
Aramo – Pescia (PT)
Visit to discover the history of this small castle of Lombard origins which in the fourteenth century was destroyed, leaving Aramo with a population of 10 inhabitants. An opportunity to retrace the events of the disappeared tower and the related connection system of the Lucchese castles with Lucca. You will visit the parish church of San Frediano and the fifteenth-century frescoed oratory of the Madonna, where the oldest organ of the Valleriana is preserved.
Duration: 1 hour
Meeting point: at 3:00 PM, 4:00 PM, 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM at the headquarters of the Misericordia of Aramo, Pescia (PT) (parking at the entrance of the village)
Free admission
Reservation recommended
Organized by: Misericordia of Aramo and Istituto Storico Lucchese sezione Pescia-Montecarlo Valdinievole
Info: +39 347 9083275 (Misericordia di Aramo), www.islvaldinievole.org