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Carnival Mask Museum

Collection of 222 masks, old metal moulds and original gypsum models, acquired in 1997 by the local Municipality.
Castelnovo di Sotto
Carnival Mask Museum

Address and contacts

Piazza IV Novembre, 1 - 42024 Castelnovo di Sotto
Phone 0039 0522 485736-485740-682533 - Town Council/Culture Department
Email cultura@comune.castelnovo-di-sotto.re.it
Sito web - Website Carnival Mask Museum

Opening times

The tour of the Museum has to be booked in advance, by calling the Culture Department. Possibility of free tour at the opening times of the Town Council, or guided tour of the staff of the association "Al Castlein". Extraordinary openings are usually scheduled during the Carnival days, S. Andrea Festival (November 30) and the Horse Festival (second Sunday of April).

Prices

Free entrance

How to get there

Castelnovo di Sotto

By car
A1 motorway: Terre di Canossa/Campegine exit: follow road signs to Castelnovo di Sotto-Poviglio.
A22 motorway, Reggiolo exit: follow road signs to Guastalla and Gualtieri. It is possible to reach Castelnovo di Sotto from Gualtieri through the districts of Santa Vittoria and Meletole.

By bus
Daily service from Reggio Emilia, Piazzale Europa: bus No. 93.

Historical notes

The Museum hosts a unique cultural heritage made of 222 pieces, gathered in Castelnovo di Sotto because of the presence of the factory of masks (founded by Prospero Guatteri in 1810 and active until 1933), well known since the beginning of its activity for the high quality of the products realized and the skills in exporting the masks in several European Countries.