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The culture and production of knives in Scarperia is the highpoint and fulcrum of the museum itinerary.
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A sort of living museum where the various phases of the craftsman’s production of knives can be observed.
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The exhibition documents the main archaeological finds in the western part of Mugello during the period from Palaeolithic times to the Middle Ages.
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Pre-unification historic archive
In the Palazzo dei Vicari, tel. 055/8468027 with its over 4500 files of documents written between the XV and XIX centuries, it is one of the most important public collections in Tuscany.
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Sant’Agata Artigiana e Contadina di Leprino
Reproduces scenes from everyday with moving figures which reproduce the gestures and trades and customs of the past. All the figures have been made by Faliero Lepri (Leprino) with a wooden structure containing motors, covered in papier-mâché and dressed in period clothes. Each figures faithfully reproduces the movements characteristic of his role. Opening times: holidays 3.30 p.m. – 6.30 p.m. Booking required tel. 055/8406750.
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