• April 22, 2022 10:29 am
  • Pescia
€8 – €28

Il Museo della Carta di Pescia


Book the workshop now:

August 1st | August 29th | September 5 | September 12 | October 3 | October 17 | October 31 | November 7 | November 21


The Museum is in Pietrabuona and had its operational headquarters in the 18th-century Cartiera Le Carte. The institution was created with the intention of preserving and handing down the ancient art of working and making “handmade paper” and to make known the importance and evolution of paper production, an activity Participate in the “Director’s Saturday’s” workshops at the Paper Museum in Pescia that has been present in the Pescia area since the end of the 15th century.

The Museum thus becomes the instrument for disseminating this knowledge, having it discovered by those who do know it. The paper Museum also has the Historical Archive of the Antiche Cartiere Magnani di Pescia consisting of over 600 linear meters of documents: a journey of over 300 years in the history of an internationally famous company.

The Museum tour includes a visit to the Cartiera Le Carte and the Watermarks Room of the Magnani Historical Archive: the proposal includes a visit to the restored industrial building of the history of the Magnani family and its rise in the entrepreneurial panorama of the time. A visit to the Watermarks Room of the Magnani Historical Archive is also planned.

The Director’s Saturdays is a  proposal including, a guided tour of the restored industrial building and the narration of the history of the Magnani family and its rise in the entrepreneurial scene of the time. visit of the Water makers Room of the Magnani Historical Archive is also planned.

 

When: First and third Saturday morning of each month 11 a.m., by appointment only

Days you can book:

  • August 29th 2026
  • September 5th and 12th 2026
  • October 3rd, 17th and 31st 2026
  • November 7th and 21st 2026

Duration: 1 hour and half

Prices:

  • Full price ticket 12 euros
  • Reduced price ticket 8 euro- Under 18 and students, over 65, people with disabilities
  • Free ticket- Children under 6,  journalists (with valid press card for the current year), authorized guides
  • Family package 1: 2 adults + 1 child 7-18 years old 27 euros.
  • Family package 2: 1 adults + 2 children 7- 18 years old 22 euros

    Maximum number of persons 25

BOOKING METHODS: Use the “booking” button to access payment via paypal. The Paypal receipt constitutes the booking and must be shown in paper or digital form to the staff on the day of the visit.
NOTE: Reservations will be considered confirmed if received within 48 hours prior to the chosen activity date, and the payment receipt must be sent by email to the following addresses: dmc@orologionetwork.it and relazioniesterne@museodellacarta.org

Workshops must be booked by calling 0572408432 and paid for online

 BOOKING COSTS: 1 euro   for single tickets, 2 euros for family tickets.

Overview

  • Typology : Accessibility, Art and Culture, Family

Location

Via Mammianese Nord, 229 Pietrabuona - Pescia 51017 Pistoia,Pescia

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