Piccolo Museo del Diario di Pieve Santo Stefano
Multisensory and interactive route in the Palazzo Pretorio of Pieve Santo Stefano devoted to the diaries of the Archivio Diaristico Nazionale.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The Piccolo Museo del Diario was created in Pieve Santo Stefano, the “città del diario” (city of the diary), to make known the Archivio Diaristico Nazionale, founded here by Saverio Tutino, and the autobiographical testimonies of ordinary people that it preserves. For years, visitors who climbed to the Palazzo Pretorio, drawn by the sign at the entrance to the town, found only folders with texts and learned about the stories of the diaries by word of mouth. The Lenzuolo (sheet) di Clelia Marchi, for example, was kept in a display case until 2013 and shown only once a year.
The museum, opened in 2013, was designed with the design studio dotdotdot and draws inspiration from the book “Il paese dei diari” (“The Village of Diaries”) by Mario Perrotta. The route is multisensory and interactive: the diaries, which at night leave their shelves in search of similar stories, become sound and visual installations, including the “confessionali” (confessionals) made of whispers and murmurs.
The visit is always guided and takes the visitor through the writings of ordinary people who tell the history of Italy from below, through letters, memoirs and diaries. The museum is housed in the Palazzo Pretorio, next to the spaces of the Archive.
Highlights
- Multisensory and interactive route designed with the dotdotdot studio
- Lenzuolo (sheet) of Clelia Marchi
- Installation of the diaries whispering in the confessionals
- Archivio Diaristico Nazionale founded by Saverio Tutino
- Always a guided visit, also in English on request
- Founded
- 2013
- Operated by
- Fondazione Archivio Diaristico Nazionale
- Visitors per year
- approx. 10,428
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 10 · Free admission for children up to age 10. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for people with disabilities and their companions. |
| Groups (10+ people) | –Groups of more than 10 people: booking required. |
Free admission: Free admission for everyone during the days of the Premio Pieve Saverio Tutino.
Single fee including the guided visit. Free admission also for residents of Pieve Santo Stefano and for donors to the Archive who are up to date with their annual membership card. Combined visits to the museum and the archive for large groups on request, €10 per person.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- 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
Entrance from Piazza Plinio Pellegrini 1; on request a second entrance with a lift is available at the rear of the Palazzo Pretorio.
Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 10 |
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- Family tours & workshops
The museum offers educational workshops in person and the “Diari incrociati” (Crossed Diaries) kit for schools.
Getting there & parking
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
There is a bookshop, open during museum hours.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | The visit is always guided, with four entries per day and a maximum of 10 places per time slot, which can be bought online; booking is strongly recommended. Guided visits in English only by prior arrangement. |
