Maldotti Library

Maldotti Library is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions of our territory.
Guastalla
Maldotti Library

Address and contacts

Corso Garibaldi 54 - 42016 Guastalla
Phone 0039 0522 826294
Email maldottib@libero.it

Opening times

From Monday to Friday
2.00 - 6.00 p.m.

Prices

Free entrance

How to get there

Guastalla

By car
Motorway exit A22 (16 km); A1 motorway exit (25 km); road connection: SS62 Verona / Mantova-Parma; SS63 junction for Reggio Emilia, SP with Novellara, SP with Reggiolo.

By train
From the central railway station of Reggio Emilia TPER Reggio-Guastalla line

By bus
From Piazzale Europa-Reggio Emilia bus No. 87

Historic notes

The Library was built August 14, 1801, following the idea of Guastalla-born priest Marcoantonio Maldotti; after his death, he left to his fellow citizens a book heritage of nearly 5,000 books of various disciplines. In 1857 the Library moved to the new location, the current building in Corso Garibaldi, in the place where in 1741 was built San Luigi Church of the Jesuit Fathers. This primitive fund then reached the present number of 100,000 books. There is also a wide collection of paintings, prints, coins, medals, herbariums, photos, posters and other important archives.