Visit the Handmade Paper Museum of Pescia: inside the local history!

The Museum is located in Pietrabuona (Pescia) and has its headquarters in the eighteenth-century Cartiera Le Carte. The institution was founded with the intention of preserving and passing on the ancient art of processing and manufacturing “handmade paper” and to raise awareness of the importance and evolution of paper production, an activity that has been present in the Pescia area since end of the 15th century. The Museum thus becomes the tool for spreading this knowledge, making it discovered and appreciated by those who do not know it. The Paper Museum also has the Historical Archive of the Ancient Magnani Paper Mills of Pescia consisting of over 600 linear meters of documents: a journey of over 300 years in the history of an internationally famous paper company.

The visit to the museum includes a visit to the Paper Mill Le Carte and the Sala Filigrane of the Magnani Historical Archive: The proposal includes a visit to the restored industrial building and the narration of the history of the Magnani family and its rise in the entrepreneurial landscape of the time. A visit to the Filigrane Room of the Magnani Historical Archive is also planned.

The traditional visit is accompanied by an experience for adults and children, linked to the tradition of water, which can be chosen and decided according to the day of the visit and the availability of the museum.

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The Director’s Saturdays: The proposal includes, on the occasion of Saturdays with the Director, a guided tour of the restored industrial building and the narration of the history of the Magnani family and its rise in the entrepreneurial landscape of the time. A visit to the Filigrane Room of the Magnani Historical Archive is also planned.

When: First and third Saturday morning of each month, by reservation
Duration: 1 hour and a half
Cost:

• Full ticket 12 euros
• Reduced ticket 8 euro – Under 18 and Students, Over 65, people with disabilities
• Free ticket – Children up to 6 years, accompanying persons with disabilities, journalists (with press card valid for the current year), authorized guides
• Family packages: 2 adults + a child 7-18 years 27 euros; 1 adults + 2 children 7-18 years 22 euros

Maximum number 25 people

At the Museum with the “Master Papermaker”: The activity that will take place on the occasion of Saturdays with the Master in addition to the visit of the eighteenth-century factory, has the peculiarity of availing itself of the help of the Papermakers of the Magnani Pescia Company who will carry out live, for visitors , the precious handcrafted product.

When: Second and fourth Saturday morning and afternoon of each month, by reservation
Duration: 1 hour and a half
Costs:

• Full ticket 15 euros
• educed ticket 10 euro – Under 18 and Students, Over 65, people with disabilities
• Free ticket for children up to six years, accompanying persons with disabilities, journalists with press cards valid for the current year, authorized guides
• Family packages: 2 adults + 1 child 7-18 years 35 euros – 1 adult + 2 children 7-18 years 28 euros

Maximum number 25 people

We are all Paper Masters: The Museum offers participants the experience of creating a sheet of craft paper with the aim of sharing the aspects that make handmade paper a precious and unique material, learning the ancient techniques of the papermakers from Pescia. . The activity will take place with the support of the artisans of Impresa Magnani Pescia and at the end the participants will receive the sheet of paper made.

When: Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 10 to 18, by reservation
Duration: 2 hours
Costs:

• Full ticket 20 euros
• Reduced ticket 15 euro – Under 18 and Students, Over 65, people with disabilities
• Free ticket for children up to six years, accompanying persons with disabilities, journalists with press cards valid for the current year, authorized guides
• Family packages: 2 adults + 1 child 7-18 years 45 euros – 1 adult + 2 children 7-18 years 40 euros

Minimum number 5 people
Maximum number 25 people

In the sign of Pescia: the watermark. In this workshop, participants will learn the techniques of sewing filigree on metal canvas which they can then take home, following the ancient production technique: an 8-century old tradition that the Impresa Magnani seamstresses continue to pass on.

When: From Monday to Saturday from 10 to 18.00, by reservation
Duration: 3 hours
Costs: Ticket 70 euros

Minimum number 3 people
Maximum number 15 people