 The museum complex of Sant'Agata:
This includes the Romanesque country church, considered to be one of the main religious monuments in the Mugello, and two museums:
1-The Collection of Sacred Art of the Compagnia di San Jacopo in Sant'Agata
Allestito in un oratorio cinquecentesco, adiacente alla Pieve, accoglie opere di epoca medievale e cinque-seicentesche provenienti da tabernacoli e chiese del territorio santagatese nonché preziose testimonianze della vita artistica della pieve. Si tratta di affreschi, tavole e tele, maioliche robbiane, oltre alle preziose suppellettili per usi liturgici.
2-Centre of archeological documents
The display shows the principal archaeological discoveries of the western Mugello in the long period from the Palaeolithic Age (including artefacts from 200-300 thousand years ago) to the Neolithic Age, right up till the Age of Metals, and continues on to the Age of the Etruscans, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
In the area south of the display and connected to it, the reconstruction of a prehistoric village of natural dimensions has begun. At present, two cabins can be visited: one of Palaeolithic hunters, and one of farmers of the Age of Bronze (approximately 5 thousand years ago).
information and opening hours
e-mail: filippobellandi@virgilio.it
tel. 055.8406853- 055.8401273
Museum opening times: in Summer Time (April-October): weekends and national holidays 16.00-19.00; in Italian Time (November–March) weekends and national holidays 15.00-19.00.
THE MUSEUM IS ALWAYS OPEN TO PREBOOKED GROUP VISITS
For information and bookings for guided visits for groups and students
Lorenzo Cammelli: tel: 055.8406741;
Filippo Bellandi: tel: 055-8406853.
For further information, see: www.museisantagata.it (in Italian).
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