Museo della maschera del Carnevale. Centro di documentazione e ricerca

About the museum

The museum grew out of the memory of the craft mask workshop founded in 1810 by Prospero Guatteri in Castelnovo di Sotto, which remained active until 1933. Its products, valued for the quality of their workmanship, were exported to Switzerland, to German-speaking Tyrol, to France and to other regions.

The core of the collection was bought by the municipal administration in 1997 and was enriched in 2002 by a donation from the collector Eugenio Gabrielli. The museum opened to the public in 2007 in the village's Rocca, serving as a documentation and research centre on masks and local festivals.

The rooms illustrate the history of the Carnival of Castelnovo di Sotto, the techniques used to make the masks and the evolution of the parades and floats, with a section dedicated to the Società Cooperativa “Il Carnevale”.

Highlights

• Carnival masks, antique metal moulds and original plaster models
• History of the Guatteri craft workshop (1810–1933)
• Rooms on mask-making techniques
• Route through the evolution of Carnival parades and floats

Permanent exhibition

• Collezione delle maschere di Carnevale – Over 180 masks, metal moulds and plaster models linked to the Guatteri workshop, with rooms on the history of the local Carnival and on production techniques.

Founded

2007

Operated by

Comune di Castelnovo di Sotto

Visitors per year

approx. 296

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The centre offers experiences for adults, families and school classes.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

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