Museo Internazionale della Maschera «Amleto e Donato Sartori»
Museum of theatre and contemporary masks by the sculptors Amleto and Donato Sartori, in the 17th-century Villa Savioli in Abano Terme.
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About the museum
The museum was inaugurated on 30 December 2004 by the Centro Maschere e Strutture Gestuali, founded in 1979 by Donato Sartori together with the stage designer Paolo Trombetta and the architect Paola Piizzi. It houses the works of the sculptors Amleto Sartori (1915–1962) and his son Donato, who for more than eighty years were leading figures in research on theatrical and artistic masks.
The venue is Villa Savioli, a Venetian villa of the Trevisan Savioli family that was one of the most important holiday residences of the Venetian nobility. The building dates back to the first half of the 17th century, while its present layout is mainly due to the 18th century. The municipality of Abano Terme granted the villa on loan (comodato) to the Centro under an agreement approved in 1997.
The route extends over three floors. On the second floor, the section “Teatro” brings together around two thousand masks created for major performances around the world, the core of the museum. On the first floor, a section is devoted to “Mascheramento Urbano” and “Struttura Gestuale”, multimedia mask-sculptures linked to contemporary arts. The ground floor hosts temporary exhibitions. The museum also displays geo-ethno-anthropological finds and works collected on the Sartori family's journeys through various cultures of the world.
Highlights
- Around 2,000 theatre masks by the Sartori family
- Mascheramento Urbano and Struttura Gestuale
- Ethno-anthropological finds collected on journeys around the world
- Trevisan Savioli Venetian villa from the 17th century
- Educational workshop and projection room
Permanent exhibitions
- Teatro: le maschere dei Sartori – Around two thousand masks created by the Sartori family for the major performances around the world, the core of the museum (second floor).
- Mascheramento Urbano e Struttura Gestuale – Research on a new type of multimedia mask-sculpture and on large-scale performances (first floor).
- Founded
- 2004
- Operated by
- Centro Maschere e Strutture Gestuali
- Visitors per year
- approx. 2,200
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €10 |
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| Reduced | €7Residents of Abano Terme, guests of Abano Terme hotels, children aged 6 to 12, over-65s, university students with a student card, people with disabilities, military personnel |
| Children & teens | €7free up to age 5 · Free admission up to age 6; reduced rate from 6 to 12 years. |
| Seniors | €7Reduced rate for over-65s. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €7Reduced rate; free admission for people with disabilities who live in Abano Terme. |
| Students & apprentices | €7Reduced rate for university students with a student card. |
| Guided tour supplement | €3Minimum 10 people, booking required. |
Free admission for schools in Abano Terme, journalists and children aged 0 to 6. The reduced rate of €7 also applies to holders of the Abano Terme Card, the Unipli card issued by the Comitato provinciale di Padova and the Asso Cral Italia card.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
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- Family tours & workshops
The museum has an educational workshop and welcomes anyone who wants to learn the art of the mask.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours (supplement of €3) require at least 10 people and a booking. The villa also houses an educational workshop and a projection room; the Centro organises international seminars and workshops on the mask. |
