Lucca: Guide to the Tuscany museums in and around Lucca
(with the collaboration of the APT)
National museum of Guinigi Villa by of the Quarquonia Lucca.
Tel. 0039-583-46033
Schedule: work and festive hours 9-14; closed Monday, Christmas, 1 January
and 1 May. An admission charge is made
National museum of Mansi Palace by Galli Tassi, 43 Lucca.
Tel. 0039-583-55570
Schedule: work: 9-19- festive hours 9-14; closed Monday, Christmas, 1
January and 1 May, admission charge
Museum of the Cathedral by Lucca archbishop's palace.
Tel. 0039-583-490530
Hourly May-October 9.30-18, November-April 10-13, 15-18.
Entry to payment. Visits drive for groups with obligatory booking
ARCHAEOLOGICAL
Civic museum of the Territory of Barga
Pretorio palace, Arringo from Cathedral (Barga) [tel]. 0039-583-711100
Schedule: work 10.30-12.30; Sunday: 10.30-12.30, 15-17
In the months of July and August: 10.30-12.30- 16-30-19
Closed Monday. An admission charge is made
Civic museum of archaeological finds and ceramics of Camporgiano
S.Giacomo plaza - Camporgiano
Visits on appointment phoning the commune of Camporgiano 0039-583-618888.
Free entry
Archaeological museum of the Territory
Castelnuovo Garfagnana; for information 0039-583-62746
HISTORICAL MUSEUMS
House Christmas of James Puccini to Lucca and House of the Puccini to Cells
of Pescaglia Lucca: S.Lorenzo Court, 9 (Via di Poggio) tel.0039-583-584028
Schedule: from July 1 at 31 o'clock August hours 10-13, 15-19; from
September 1 at 15 o'clock November: hours 10-13, 15-18; from November 16 at
31 o'clock December hours 10-13; closed Monday. An admission charge is made
House of the Puccini to Puccini Cells (Pescaglia) tel. 0039-583-359154
Schedule: Saturday and Sunday hours 15-19; the other days on booking. An admission charge is made.
House Joannes Pascoli (poet)
Castelvecchio Pastures- Barga Tel.0039-583-766147
Summer schedule: 10-13, 15-18.30 Closed Monday, an admission charge is made
Museum of the Risorgimento (Courtyard of the Swiss, Lucca)
Visiting strictly upon application with at least two days notice.
Tel. 0039-583-91636/955765; Free entry
ETHNOGRAPHICAL MUSEUMS
Provincial EtHnografic museum "Wandering Don Luigi"
S.Pellegrino in Alpe- Castiglione of Garfagnana
Tel. And fax: 0039-583-649072. Schedule: from June 15 at 15 o'clock
September hours 9.30-13/ 14.30-19; from September 16 at 14 o'clock June
hours 9-12/ 14-17. Closed Monday.
Open all days long in the months of July and August. An admission charge is made.
Museum of Chalk Figurines
By of the Mangle, 17, by Vanni Palace (Coreglia Antelminelli)
Tel. 0039-583-78082
Summer work schedule 8-13; festive 10-13/ 16-19. Schedule winter hours
8-13.
An admission charge is made. On application a local artisan shows the phases of
creation of a statuette in chalk in laboratory prepared in the plain
basement of the Museum
The other museums: The Museum of the Countryside of the plain
of Lucca where you can book a chauffered visit (tel. 0039-583-935808/ 935494)
Museum of the chestnut tree on appointment to Colognora of Pescaglia;
festive days 15-18; tel. 0039-583-358159/ 954465
NATURALISTIC MUSEUMS:
Botanical Town garden in by of the Botanical Garden, 14 tel.
0039-583-442160 (fax.442161)
Schedule: April-October from Tuesaday to Saturday hours 9-13; Sunday: 9-13,
15.30-18.30; closed Monday.
