Museo del lavoro e delle tradizioni popolari della Versilia storica
Ethnographic museum on the upper floors of the Palazzo Mediceo in Seravezza, with over two thousand objects on work and daily life in historic Versilia.
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About the museum
The Museum of Labour and Popular Traditions of Historic Versilia was inaugurated in 1996 on the upper floors of the Palazzo Mediceo in Seravezza, a residence commissioned by Cosimo I de’ Medici between 1561 and 1565 for visits to the Bottino silver mines and the marble quarries. The building has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2013. It later served as the summer residence of the Medici and the Lorraine family, and as the seat of the Municipality until 1967; from 1982 it has hosted exhibitions of modern and contemporary art.
The collections comprise over two thousand objects, dating from the late 18th century to the mid-20th century, which document the economic activities and traditions of historic Versilia. The route unfolds through eleven rooms, starting with an image of the territory and of the influence of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, and then illustrating wine and cereal production, the gathering of forest products, domestic life and the cooking of former times, with a room dedicated to weaving at the loom.
An important section is devoted to the quarrying and working of marble, with tools, machines and models for quarrying, transport and processing techniques, and to metal and iron working, an activity revived by the Medici. The museum is run by the Fondazione Terre Medicee together with the palace.
Highlights
- Eleven rooms with over two thousand objects on work and daily life
- Section on marble quarrying and working
- Iron and metal working of the Medici era
- Room dedicated to the loom and weaving
- Seat in the Palazzo Mediceo, UNESCO heritage
Permanent exhibition
- Museo del Lavoro e delle Tradizioni Popolari della Versilia Storica – Eleven rooms with farming and craft tools, household objects and sections on marble, iron and weaving.
- Founded
- 1996
- Operated by
- Fondazione Terre Medicee
- Visitors per year
- approx. 3,524
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Piazza Mazzini · 200 m
Railway station Forte dei Marmi – Seravezza – Querceta. Regular buses run from Querceta to Seravezza every hour (stop Piazza Alessandrini, in front of the station); from Seravezza to Querceta, take the bus from Piazza Mazzini, 200 m from the palace.
By car: A12 motorway, Versilia exit, then follow the signs for Palazzo Mediceo.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided visits by reservation: segreteria@terremedicee.it, +39 0584 757 443, WhatsApp +39 338 574 1081. |
