Casa di Dante in Lunigiana
Medieval tower house in Mulazzo with the Museo Dantesco Lunigianese, an art gallery, a Dante library and a multimedia room.
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About the museum
The Casa di Dante in Lunigiana is based in Mulazzo, in the 13th-century tower house that is the last survivor of the village’s ancient walls, in Via Pompeo Signorini. The complex is run by the Centro Lunigianese di Studi Danteschi and recalls the relationship between Dante Alighieri and the Lunigiana, where the poet was a guest of the Malaspina family.
On the piano nobile (main floor) are the Museo Dantesco Lunigianese, named after the Dante scholar Livio Galanti, the “Romano Galanti” Art Gallery, the “Giovanni Sforza” Lunigiana Dante Library and the “Paride Chistoni” Multimedia Room. The museum illustrates the Dante references linked to the area: the eighth canto of the Purgatorio, the records of the peace of Castelnuovo, the epistle of Friar Ilaro to Uguccione della Faggiola, the fourth epistle to Moroello Malaspina and the legend of the first seven cantos of the Inferno.
The multimedia room hosts the Centre’s monthly study sessions and lessons during public visits. The museum is linked to the literary park “Dante Alighieri – Lunigiana storica” and to the event “Via Dantis”, an itinerant reading of the Divine Comedy in nine stages through the village.
Highlights
- Museo Dantesco Lunigianese “Livio Galanti”
- 13th-century tower house, the last survivor of Mulazzo’s ancient walls
- Biblioteca Dantesca Lunigianese “Giovanni Sforza”
- Galleria Artistica “Romano Galanti”
- Link to the itinerant reading “Via Dantis”
- Founded
- 2003
- Operated by
- Centro Lunigianese di Studi Danteschi
- Visitors per year
- approx. 250
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission according to the MuseiOnline register.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | During public visits, lessons are held in the “Paride Chistoni” Multimedia Room. Visits are booked through the Centro Lunigianese di Studi Danteschi. |
