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Centre of studies Andrea da Pontedera

The centre collects documents and material about Andrea da Pontedera’s art and school and more in general about 13th and 14th century: books, photos, videos, posts, essays etc.
It spreads Andrea’s material between scholars, students, newspapers and all over the world. Moreover, it promotes events about art history.

Guided tours for preserved material.

Free entry

Centro studi Andrea da Pontedera
Address: Via della Stazione Vecchia, 12 56025 – Pontedera
Tel: 0587212635
Email: cultura@comune.pontedera.pi.it

Opening time: Mondays: 16-18 e Wednesdays: 10-13

Centro per l’Arte Otello Cirri

The Centre for the Arts Otello Cirri of Pontedera’s municipality, inaugurated in January 2003, takes its name from a famous character for artistic and politic activities for the town, becoming Mayor from 1946 to 1951.

The centre’s cultural address is oriented on the theme of art history, valorizing with many exhibitions the Tuscan heritage.
A permanent exhibition takes place at the centre. Its is a photo collection by Brunero Tognoni, which donated to Pontedera’s municipality in 2010 almos 100 objects from 1800 until now.

Free entry

Centro per l’Arte Otello Cirri
Address: Via della Stazione Vecchia, 6
Tel: 058757282
Email: silvia.guidi@comune.pontedera.pi.it

Opening time: dal lunedì al sabato: 9 – 13 e 16 – 19.
Closed on August

Casa museo Vaccà-Berlinghieri

At PalazzoVaccà it is possible to visit the house-museum of Vaccà-Berlinghieri’s family, an extraordinary example of 1800-farming families’.

In the beautiful rooms there are objects and furnitures from that period, you can breath the familiar atmosphere of popular persons who helped to make the local history through material testimonies who tell us Bellinghieri’s participation to many events, such as the French Revolution.

Free entry

Casa museo Vaccà-Berlinghieri
Address: via Andrea Vaccà, 49 Montefoscoli
Tel: 0587299581
Email: valderamusei@unione.valdera.pi.it
Opening time: Domenica 9.30-12.30/15.30-19.30

Museum of Palazzo Pretorio in Peccioli

The Museum of Palazzo Pretorio in Peccioli houses Museo delle Icone Russe “F. Bigazzi” that, inaugurated in 2000, has become a place of preservation from over the 200 artworks exposed: some collections are Bigazzi’s and Belvedere’s,.

The museum is enriched from the collection of Incisions and Lithographies, a 2006 donation from Vito Merlini: 279 papers between incisions, lithographies, woodcuttings and serigrafie that he has collected.

Palazzo Pretorio simbolize the politic power and during the centuries, this has become the main exposure in Peccioli through a comparison.
Belvedere’s collectio, unique in its genre, presents wooden icons from 18th-20th century derived from the orthodox world. They show the date, the sign or a dedication.

Free entry

Opening time:

Wednesday 15.00 – 19.00
Saturday, Sunday and feast days 10.00 – 13.00, 15.00 – 19.00

Contacts:

Museo di Palazzo Pretorio
Address: Piazza del Popolo, 5 56037 Peccioli (PI)
Tel. 0587672158
Email: info@fondarte.peccioli.net

Museum of Holy Arts in Peccioli

The Museum of Holy Arts in Peccioli was inaugurated on 25th October 2009. It is held into the romanesque church dedicated to Saint Verano, inside Assunta’s chapel which dates back to 1580, now in restore. You can admire the most significant artworks by tuscan artists such as a painting of the Virgin Mary with her child made by Enrico di Tedice during the 12th century.

Into the museum there are some ancient crosses and other artworks by Giovanni Pisano, Bicci and Giovanni Bilivert.
There is also an important painting that shows Saint Peter donated to the museum by Rosanna Merlini.

Numerous sweeping artworks like a chalice from 15y century.

Free entry

Opening time:

Saturday 10.00 – 13.00

Sunday15.00 – 18.00

Contacts:

Museo d’Arte Sacra
Addess: Piazza Fra’ Domenico da Peccioli, presso la Pieve di San Verano 56037 Peccioli (Pi)
Tel. 0587 672158
Email: info@fondarte.peccioli.net

Archeological Museum in Peccioli

Archeological Museum in Peccioli has been inaugurated in 2004. Its purpose is a correct preservation of the numerous artifacts found in the archeological site in Ortaglia.
Its main finding is a kylix in red, by the famous Greek painter Makron.

Since 2007 the museum is held in a new location, composed of a series of tunnels. In recent times other findings such as funeral outifts and materials related to nightcults have been added.
In the main room there is a big artwork which shows a Tuscanic temple, according to Vitruvio’s rules.
It has given big importance to technology: in fact there are a lot of multimedial supports around the museum to help students and new generations. They allow to answer questions by touch-screen and there is a 3D movie

The reperts found in the Nort area of Volterra allow to give more and more importance to the museum and to think of new possibilities about Etruscan’s history in their dark period.

Contacts: Museo Archeologico
Address: Via del Carmine, 33 56037 Peccioli (PI)
Tel: 0587672158
Email: info@fondarte.peccioli.net

Opening time

In winter:

Wednesday from 15:00 to 19:00
Saturday, Sunday and feast days from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 15:00 to 19:00

In summer:

Wednesday from 15:00 to 19:00
Saturday, Sunday and feast days from 10:00 to 13:00and from 16:00 to20:00

Museo della Pieve

Museum della Pieve of Bientina was opened in 1993, includes a large quantity of holy vessels made of noble metal and dating back to the period between the 16th and the 19th century.

Candle holders

The Museum encloses works of art of great value that are part of the treasure of the church of S. Maria Assunta and of S. Valentine. Most of the treasure is composed of candle holders, goblets, incense burners, monstrances, reliquaries, trays and lamps produced by the most famous silversmiths of the Lucca, Pisa and Florentine schools of the 17th and 18th century.Most of these holy vessels were donated to the Church after the arrival in Bientina of S. Valentine’s reliquaries.

The museum offers a valuable display of vestments that can be dated back to the period between the end of the 16th and the end of the 18th century. Highly valuable and of fine workmanship, these vestments are of considerable artistic and historical interest.

Museum della Pieve
Adress: Borgo della Pieve, Bientina
Tel: 0587758445
Email: valderamusei@unione.valdera.pi.it

Opening Time: by reservation only

Free entrance

Museum of the Ancient History of the Territory of Bientina

The Museum is located in the small church of Saint Jerome,it’s a deconsecrated church. It’s documented the ancient history of the territory of Bientina, It conserve and show the Etruscan evidence.

Etruscan evidence

The excavations and the recovery works have brought to light numerous findings of considerable historical interest, such as Etruscan amphoras, Bucchero ceramics and ceramics painted red, elements of necklaces and earrings. A part of these items were part of the funeral dowry of a grave found during the excavation work.

Inauguration

The museum was opened in november 1999 and it was dedicated to Vittorio Bernardi , he were a promoter of the excavations of the Bientina marshs.

Entrance

Museum of the Ancient History of the Territory of Bientina
Address: Vicolo Masaccio, Bientina
Tel: +39 0587758445
Email: valderamusei@unione.valdera.pi.it
Opening Time: All sunday from 10.00 to 12.00
Closed all august

Free entrance

Museum of Wood

The Museum of Wood is located inside of Mostra del Mobilio,It’s possible to admire the ancient machines and the work tools of the artigians.

Tools

In the Museum of the old carpenter’s workshop has been recreated by exhibiting the most common work tools: the hammer, the saw, the plane, the gouge, the copper pot to heat glue in and the wood used by the artisan to build furniture such “la Pancina” and “la Ponsacchina” which were extremely successful on the Italian market.

Entrance

Museum of Wood
Adress: c/o Mostra del Mobilio, Piazza della Mostra 4, Ponsacco
Tel: 0587731102
Email: info@mostramobilio.it

Opening time: The museum and mostra are open all the year
From monday to friday, from 9.00 to 12.30 and from 15.00 to 19.30
Saturday, sunday from 9.00 to 12.30 from 15.00 to 20.00

Free entrance

‘Tutti in moto!’ e ‘Futurismo’: le mostre inaugurali nel nuovo Palazzo Pretorio

New Center of art inside of Palazzo Pretorio was inaugurated

The Palazzo Pretorio (PALP) was converted to an artistic gallery space, It will houses two exhibit until the 18th april: The first one, ‘Tutti in moto! Il mito della velocità in cento anni d’arte’, it is extend to Museo Piaggio, It houses 20 artworks and one photographic section of Giovanni Lista.

The exhibit is split between eleven rooms, It is dedicated to the theme of motors, to their reflex of figurative arts, great artists like Fattori, Bianchi, Viviani, Carrà, Boccione, Dottori, Levi have depicted the speed and his transformation starting to horses, continuing to train, tram, choppers, cars and airships to reach the modern airplanes.

foto: Valentina Silvestrini

‘Futurismo, velocità e fotografia‘ document through fifty shots of great authors the esthetic and formal approach of the Futurists to the speed.

foto: Valentina Silvestrini

PALP Palazzo Pretorio Pontedera
Piazza Curtatone e Montanara, Pontedera (Pi)
Opening Time: from Thursday to Sunday 10-19, Monday it’s closed
Entrance: full price ticket € 7,00
reduced-price ticket € 5,00 (over 65, students until 25 years, disabled person)
students € 3,00 (guys 6-18 years)
Email: info@pontederaperlacultura.it
Website: www.pontederaperlacultura.it
Curators: Daniela Fonti, Filippo Bacci di Capaci, Giovanni Lista