Museo multimediale della Casa Rossa Ximenes
Multimedia museum in the Casa Rossa Ximenes, an 18th-century building from the land reclamation of the Maremma and visitor centre of the Diaccia Botrona Nature Reserve.
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About the museum
The Casa Rossa was built between 1765 and 1768 by the Jesuit engineer Leonardo Ximenes, under Peter Leopold of Lorraine, as part of the land reclamation of the Maremma. Ximenes believed that separating the salt water of the sea from the fresh water of the hinterland would prevent the exhalations then thought to cause malaria. The building, with its sluices and water gates, has largely kept its original interiors and was the main instrument of the project to drain the marsh of Castiglione della Pescaia.
Today it houses a multimedia museum that serves as the entrance to the Diaccia Botrona Nature Reserve. The route includes documentaries, projections onto a model of the territory and a “virtual hide” where visitors learn to recognise birds in flight by simulating a sighting.
Guided boat trips into the marsh, walks or bicycle excursions, birdwatching outings, nature workshops and educational activities for schools also start from the museum.
Highlights
- Casa Rossa Ximenes (1765–1768) with original sluices
- Documentaries and projections on a model of the marsh
- Virtual hide for identifying birds
- Boat trips in the Diaccia Botrona Nature Reserve
Permanent exhibition
- Museo multimediale della Diaccia Botrona – Documentaries, projections on a model and a virtual hide illustrate the nature reserve and the land reclamation of the Maremma.
- Founded
- 2009
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
According to the Musei di Maremma listing, the museum is partially accessible.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
Museum bookshop.
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 of the museum and the Diaccia Botrona Nature Reserve, boat trips, walks or bicycle excursions, birdwatching and educational activities for schools, by reservation (0564 927 244, 0564 933 678). |
