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Visuale Piazza Garibaldi

‘Monumento ai Caduti’ – Pontedera

Monumento ai Caduti and his rock seats are in Garibaldi square , in 2005 was exposed an important restoration and requalification of the urban area.

‘Monumento ai Caduti per la Patria’ was inaugurate in 1969, but since 1969 it was exposed to others changes, such as etched inscriptions in the marble in memory of the all war’ victims, or the tablet that remember the Liberation’s 60th anniversary.

 

Pietà LaicaIn the middle of the marble’ complex there is the bronze sculpture:  “Pietà laica” of Loris Lanini. The sculpture rapresents a young woman with close eyes, and she’s keeping her sacrificed son on her knees.

On a side there is a raised chain, that culminate with a beam where there is a dove.

 

The chalk cast was a real ‘Pietà con la Madonna e il Cristo morto’, that today takes place in the first recess in left’ nave of Duomo. “Colomba per la pace” of Nado Canuti is the last monument’ item.

ROCK SEATS’ PROJECT:

The work’ area is defined by a little green area and surrounding by “Rock Seats” which has been made by 17 of the most important international artists of contemporary art.

They’ve called to accept a challenge, “panchine d’autore”, it’s able to combine art and communication with a typology of urban renewal, the “panca”, generally passive and  inanimate object of the civiv daily life.

 

The creators of “Rock Seats” are:

 Joe Tilson, Cordelia von den Steinen;

Girolamo Ciulla, Pietro Cascella;

Nado Canuti, Giò Pomodoro;

Jean Paul Philippe e Rinaldo Bigi;

Marcello Aitiani, Mirella Forlivesi;

Yasuda Kan, Viliano Tarabella;

Daniel Couvreur, Venturino Venturi;

Mauro Berrettini, Daniel Milhaud and

Manuele Giannetti.

 

 

Monumento ai Caduti

 

 

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Centrum Sete Sòis Sete Luas di Pontedera

Festival Sete Sòis Sete Luas promotes the creation and the opening of  cultural centres (Centrum) in the city more historical and beautiful.
In 2009 the first two Centrum have been inaugurated in Pontedera and in Ponte de Sor (Portugal). It also house exhibitions and many events such as conferences, tastings and shows

Free entry

Centrum Sete Sòis Sete Luas di Pontedera
Address: Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 82 – 56025
Tel: 0587090493
Emailinfo@7sois.org

Website

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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

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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

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‘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.

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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.

mostre futurismo pontedera

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
Websitewww.pontederaperlacultura.it
Curators: Daniela Fonti, Filippo Bacci di Capaci, Giovanni Lista

Palazzo Pretorio in Pontedera – PALP

Il Palazzo Pretorio in Pontedera dates back to 1384, it is considerated as one of the most ancient buildings in Pontedera.
From the 15th century the structure was center of the Podesteria, of the Vicariato and of the Pretura. There have been various architectural changes and amplifications.
In 1708 the bells of the clock tower were moved to the church nearby.

           
In 1848 the building housed Pretura and it took part to Pisa’s court till 2013, when it was abandoned because of the presence of the court’s papers.

Nowadays

Thanks to recent renovation work, Palazzo Pretorio is now accessible again and it has been use as a modern space for temporary exhibitions.

At the ground floor there is a pub, whereas upwards there are two floors used for cultural events and the third one is occupied by Court’s archives.

Currently there is an exhibition in progress until 18th April 2017

 

MURO DI BAJ

Baj’s wall in Pontedera

Baj encapsulated freedom, science and technology in just an artwork

baj wall

Baj’s wall, inaugurated in  2006, is the artist’s last artwork, founder of “Nucleare” movement. In 1951 Enrico founded in Milan the Nuclear Movement, with the goal to study and analyse the relations with science, art and technology. These polycromatic playful collages located along Viale del Risorgimento represent the mechanics to which it risks to be reduced the man.

The artwork starts with an esaltation of the value of the painting and freedom with the following sentence “Painting is a road that I chose towards freedom. It is a pratice of freedom”. Paople have construed  as a symbol of wanderlust, of moving away.

In 2003 Baj sent to the mayor of Pontedera the project composed of 11 collages. Sketches are visible nearby the wall, at Centro per l’Arte Otello Cirri.

baj wall

 

The Vespa and the Butterfly

From 18 July to 11 October 2015 the Piaggio Museum will host the exhibition named “ The Vespa and the Butterfly. A century of Butterfly at the Piaggio Museum ”. After a little more than 100 years from its first performance in 1904, this exhibition celebrates one of Giacomo Puccini’s best beloved operas, and it is above all the expression of a determination to “network” a series of excellent bodies in Tuscany (and further afield) with the Piaggio Museum in Pontedera, temple of another undisputed icon of Made in Italy: the Vespa. On show an elegant selection of stage costumes, sketches, and set designs from the archives and collections of the prestigious partners of the Piaggio Foundation, that retrace one century of performances of the Madama Butterfly on a symbolic red carpet.

Fondazione Piaggio

logo fondazione piaggio

The Piaggio Foundation is a no-profit public benefit body formed in 1994 to conduct activities that foster a virtuous association between enterprise and culture, by developing important synergies with the community and areas of excellence in the arts and culture, science, technology, production and tourism.
To do this, the Foundation organises temporary exhibitions, conferences, meetings, debates and performances; it promotes publications on issues related to its institutional objectives (the economy, employment, industrial archaeology, education, design, Made in Italy) and publishes the Quaderni della Fondazione Piaggio and the Collana Tommaso Fanfani. The Foundation also manages and plans the activities of the Museum and the Historical Archive.

Partners of the Foundation are Piaggio & C. S.p.A. and the municipality of Pontedera

 

Era River

Leaving from Peccioli , we go down the steep via di Greta. In less than a kilometer we get to the gravel bed of Era River characterized by spontaneous vegetation, large and rich variety of birds.
So we continue along the river up to the Molino di Ripabianca . From Le Piagge, where the suggestive vision of tuff cliffs that run along the municipal road Peccioli-Fabbrica follows us on the left, we can make a road variation of up to Ripabianca , to be used in case of flooding of the river.

After approximately four kilometers we start to go up to reach the municipal road with which we reach the charming town of Montecchio and continue, still with the dirt road, in the countryside of the area of ​​Serre, which has varied crops and is natural habitat of various game species. There are two ways of traveling to this area; one is from Costie and the other takes you back to Peccioli through the road of Madonna delle Serre , named after the namesake church in this area, and characterized by a fresh and hospitable little forest, place of pilgrimage the first Sunday of May.