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Jorio Vivarelli Foundation
A centre for the value appreciation and conservation of Maestro Jorio Vivarelli's works of art, the Foundation is a point of reference for Pistoia's 20th century art scene
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The Ecomuseum of the Pistoia Mountains
A gentle journey, across six different itineraries, to discover mementos and traditions which tell the tale of centuries of history and of the work of man in the Pistoia Apennines.
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S.M.I. Museums and Shelters
A symbol of the history and economy of the Pistoia Mountains. Europe's largest air raid shelter which twists and turns for more than 2 km.
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Naturalistic Archeological Museum of the Pistoia Apennines (MuNAP)
A journey to discover the natural history and the presence of man during prehistoric times in the Pistoia Apennines. It is a part of the Nature tinerary of the Ecomuseo della Montagna Pisstoiese.
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Museum of Everyday Life in the Pistoia Apennines
This museum can take you on a journey through the lives of its Apeninne inhabitants from centuries past to modern times. It is a part of the itinerary of Daily life of Pistoia Mountains' Ecomuseum.
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Palazzo Fabroni Museum of 20th-century and contemporary art
The Museum exhibits the Municipality of Pistoia’s permanent collection of modern and contemporary art and houses temporary exhibitions.
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Gothic Line Museum
The museum preserves and hands down to the present, the memory of the events that marked out this territory during the Second World War.
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Palazzo Achilli – Ecomuseo info point
Partially rebuilt in the 18th century by Filippo Achilli, to whom it owes its name, Palazzo Achilli - apart from being the central information point of the Ecomuseum - is also seat to temporary exhibitions and to educational laboratories for adults and children.
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The Museum of Iron and the Garden of Renewable Energy
It is a part of the Iron Itinerary of the Ecomuseo della Montagna Pistoiese and tells the tale of the long and deeply-rooted, local traditions present in the working of iron.
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City Museum of Antique Art
The Civic Museum can be found inside the Town Hall, the Palazzo Giano, known also as the Palazzo degli Anziani.
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Fernando Melani house-studio
The house-studio can be considered an excellent text for the study of contemporary art.
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Palazzo Buontalenti
The headquarters of Fondazione Pistoia Musei dedicated to temporary exhibitions. In Palazzo Buontalenti.
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Museum of the Spedale del Ceppo
A specific section is dedicated to the Della Robbia Frieze in polychrome glazed terracotta, set on the external loggia
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San Salvatore
The church of San Salvatore, recently transformed into a museum and exhibition space, is one of the Fondazione Pistoia Musei venues.
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House-museum Sigfrido Bartolini
Family residence, but first of all home and workshop for the various activities of the artist.
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Palazzo de’ Rossi
The home of the Fondazione Pistoia Musei, dedicated to 20th-century art in Pistoia.
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Rospigliosi Museum e Diocesan Museum
From the sumptuous furnishings of the papal apartment, set up for Clement IX, to the sacred artworks from the churches of the Diocesi.
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Antico Palazzo dei Vescovi
Housed in the historical bishop’s seat, the museums display a substantial part of the city of Pistoia’s art. One of the Fondazione Pistoia Musei’s centerpieces, this palace is dedicated to ancient and modern art.