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SUMMARY:Immaculate Conception Long Weekend: Art and Culture in Pistoia
DESCRIPTION:For the Immaculate Conception long weekend\, take the opportunity to discover Pistoia and the Montagna Pistoiese — an ideal destination for those who love art and nature. The local museums\, with their collections\, will guide you through a fascinating journey into the history and identity of the area. \nExplore the Events and Experiences sections to discover all activities and enjoy the territory to the fullest. \nCivic Museums of Pistoia\n\n \nOver the weekend and on Monday 8 December\, the Museum of Atiquet Art\, the Museum of the Spedale del Ceppo and the Museum of the 20th and Contemporary Art at Palazzo Fabroni will be open with free admission from 10 am to 6 pm. \nIn addition\, during the Christmas holidays — from 22 November 2025 to 6 January 2026 — on Saturdays\, Sundays and public holidays (including 8 December\, 25 December\, 26 December\, 1 January and 6 January)\, admission to the Civic Museums will be free for everyone. \nPistoia Musei\n\nPhoto credit: www.pistoiamusei.it\nOn Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 December\, the Museum of the Antico Palazzo dei Vescovi\, Palazzo de’ Rossi with its Twentieth-Century Collections\, and the Museum of San Salvatore will be open from 10 am to 6 pm. Exceptionally\, all three venues will also open on Monday 8 December\, from 10 am to 6 pm. \nOn Saturday 6 December\, as on every first Saturday of the month\, a free guided tour of Palazzo de’ Rossi — a historic eighteenth-century building in the heart of the city — will take place. \nThanks to the In Visita project\, until 22 February 2026\, visitors to Palazzo de’ Rossi | Twentieth-Century Collections will be able to admire selected works by Giacomo Balla: Velmare and two rare examples of tapestry-paintings titled Ballucecolormare. \nPistoia Sotterranea\nPhoto credit: www.irsapt.it\nPistoia Sotterranea remains open with guided tours at 10:15 am\, 11:30 am\, 3 pm and 4:30 pm. Booking is recommended. \nIt is an opportunity to explore the longest underground path in Tuscany\, discovering the history of the ancient Spedale del Ceppo and the events that led to the covering of the Brana River. \n\nRegional Directorate of National Museums of Tuscany\n \nA significant example of sixteenth-century military architecture\, the Santa Barbara Fortress will be open on Saturday 6 and Monday 8 December from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm. Closed on Sunday 7 December. \nDuring the same days and opening hours\, the former Church of the Tau and the Oratory of San Desiderio will also be accessible\, with mandatory booking at least three days in advance by calling +39 0573 24212 / +39 055 265171 (Monday–Saturday\, 8:30 am–1:30 pm). \nOn Friday 5 December 2025\, the former Church of the Tau will open exceptionally with a special programme that includes two free guided tours: one for families and one with a specialist focus. \nAll venues offer free admission. \n\n Jorio Vivarelli Foundation\n \nThe Jorio Vivarelli Foundation houses the most extensive collection of works by the Pistoiese sculptor\, including sculptures\, drawings\, medals\, plaster casts and maquettes. \nFor the Immaculate Conception weekend\, the Foundation will be open on Saturday 6 December from 9 am to 1 pm. \nSundays at Villa La Magia\n \nOn Sunday 7 December\, don’t miss the chance to visit Villa La Magia in Quarrata with a guided tour at 4 pm. Booking is required\, with a maximum of 25 participants. Other days are available upon reservation. \nThe visit includes the interiors of the Villa\, the contemporary art collection Lo Spirito del Luogo displayed in the park\, and the Giuseppe Gavazzi collection hosted in the Tinaia. \nBookings: +39 0573 771500 (Giovanni Michelucci Multimedia Library\, Monday–Saturday\, 9 am–1 pm).Regular guided tours take place every Sunday at 4 pm. \nPalazzo Achilli – Ecomuseum of the Montagna Pistoiese\nPhoto credit: Associazione Ecomuseo della Montagna Pistoiese Facebook\nPalazzo Achilli\, the information point for the Ecomuseum of the Montagna Pistoiese\, hosts the exhibition The Three Faces of Freedom – 80 Years after Liberation from Nazifascism. A Future of Peace. The exhibition retraces Italy’s path from fascism to the Constitution\, with a special focus on the partisan brigade Bozzi. \nThe exhibition will follow regular opening hours during the Immaculate Conception long weekend: Thursday–Sunday\, 10 am–1 pm and 3 pm–6 pm. \nChurch Openings\n \nCathedral of San Zeno and BaptisteryOpen Saturday and Monday from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm and 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm; Sunday from 9 am to 12:30 pm and 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm.The Silver Altar can be visited with a free-will offering:– Saturday and Monday: 10:30 am–12 pm and 4 pm–5:30 pm– Sunday: 12–12:30 pm and 4 pm–5:30 pm \nSan Jacopo in CastellareOpen from Saturday 6 to Monday 8 December\, 10 am–6 pm. Free access with limited capacity. \nChurch of Sant’AndreaOpen during the long weekend from 10 am to 4 pm. \nSan Giovanni FuorcivitasOpen the entire Immaculate Conception weekend from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm.
URL:https://www.visitpistoia.eu/en/evento/immaculate-conception-long-weekend-art-and-culture-in-pistoia/
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