Potemkin

“Potemkin” (1972) by Giangiacomo Spadari, City Museum.
“Potemkin” (1972) di Giangiacomo Spadari, Museo della Città.

More RiArtEco

RiArtEco or waste recycled as “art”, Bottini dell'Olio.
RiArtEco o rifiuti rciclati come “arte”, Bottini dell'Olio.

City Museum

The not-so-inviting entrance of the Museo della Città (City Museum), Piazza del Luogo Pio.
L'ingresso non invitante del Museo della Città, piazza del Luogo Pio.

Mannequins

RiArtEco or waste recycled as “art”, Bottini dell'Olio.
RiArtEco o rifiuti rciclati come “arte”, Bottini dell'Olio.

RiArtEco 2018

RiArtEco or waste recycled as “art”, Bottini dell'Olio.
RiArtEco o rifiuti rciclati come “arte”, Bottini dell'Olio.

Kumquats in a Vase

Kumquat tree in a vase, Natural History Museum, Via Roma.
Albero di Citrus japonica in un vaso, Museo di Storia Naturale, via Roma.

External links: Kumquat (Wikipedia)
Link esterni: Citrus japonica (Wikipedia)

The Side of the Museum

A view of Villa Mimbelli, which hosts the Giovanni Fattori Museum. (Already posted on Instagram)
Una veduta di Villa Mimbelli, che ospita il Museo Giovanni Fattori. (Già pubblicato su Instagram)

Glass Roof #2

The glass roof of a corridor of the future Civic Museum, in Via dei Bottini dell'Olio.
La copertura in vetro di un corridoio della futura sede del Museo Civico, in via dei Bottini dell'Olio.

Glass Roof #1

The glass roof of a hall of the future Civic Museum, in Via dei Bottini dell'Olio.
La copertura in vetro di una sala della futura sede del Museo Civico, in via dei Bottini dell'Olio.

Unknown Sculpture

Unknown sculpture by unknown author, Natural History Museum, Via Roma. This is a deliberately polemic caption. Last year I was able to find in a few minutes the title, the author, and a short history of a statue photographed in Minsk in 1996. In three months I could not find anything on this one, which is in the park of a museum in Livorno. (Already posted on Instagram)
Scultura sconosciuta di autore sconosciuto, Museo di Storia Naturale, via Roma. La ‘caption’ è volutamente polemica. L'anno scorso in pochi minuti sono riuscito a scoprire il titolo, l'autore ed una breve storia di una statua fotografata a Minsk nel 1996. In tre mesi non sono riuscito a sapere nulla di questa, che si trova nel parco di un museo a Livorno. (Già pubblicato su Instagram)

Pious Place

Deconsecrated church of the Luogo Pio (Pious Place) by Giovanni del Fantasia, built in 1715. This building, recently restored, will also be part of the Civic Museum. (Already posted on Instagram)
Chiesa sconsacrata del Luogo Pio, di Giovanni del Fantasia, costruita nel 1715. Anche questo edificio, restaurato di recente, farà parte del Museo Civico. (Già pubblicato su Instagram)

Bottini dell'Olio

The reading hall at the second floor of the former oil warehouses, future location of the Civic Museum, in Via dei Bottini dell'Olio. (Already posted on Instagram)
La sala di lettura al primo piano del complesso dei Bottini dell'olio, futura sede del Museo Civico, in via dei Bottini dell'Olio. (Già pubblicato su Instagram)

Link esterni: Bottini dell'olio (Wikipedia)

Natural History Museum

Temporary exhibition hall of the Natural History Museum, Villa Henderson, in Via Roma. (Already posted on Instagram)
Sala mostre temporanee del Museo di Storia Naturale, Villa Henderson, in via Roma. (Già pubblicato su Instagram)

Oil Warehouses

Former oil warehouses, future location of the Civic Museum, in Via dei Bottini dell'Olio.

(Already posted on Instagram)

Palazzo dei Bottini dell'olio, futura sede del Museo Civico, in via dei Bottini dell'Olio. (Già pubblicato su Instagram)

Link esterni: Bottini dell'olio (Wikipedia)

Bruno Gregoretti

The “Bruno Gregoretti” (CP 312) has been a Coast Guard cutter for almost thirty years. Dismissed in 2008, the boat was recently restored and it is now moored at the Andana degli Anelli, inside the Porto Mediceo, as a museum ship.

She was originally built in Germany as a 23-meter ‘Seenotrettungskreuzer’ (rescue boat), and the refurbished cruiser bears her original and quite unusual livery.

External links: Seenotrettungskreuzer (Wikipedia, in German)
- Gregoretti, il mito torna a splendere (Il Tirreno, in Italian)

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Museo Fattori

This slightly dilapidated building is Villa Mimbelli, an 19th century residence surrounded by a beautiful park, not far from the Terrazza Mascagni. Yesterday's turtles live in a fountain at the entrance of this park. Since 1994 the villa hosts the “Museo civico Giovanni Fattori” with its interesting collection of works of the Livornese painter, along with many other works by fellow Macchiaioli and other local artists.

A few days ago in the course of a debate at a local newspaper, one of the candidates for mayor of Livorno said that the Fattori Museum is one of the most visited in Europe, but only we aren't able to realize this. This bold statement went unchallenged by anyone present.

See also: Terrazza Mascagni - Turtles
External links: Giovanni Fattori - Macchiaioli (Wikipedia)

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Domus Mazziniana

This is the house where Giuseppe Mazzini spent the last years of his life and where he died on 10 March 1872. Practically rebuilt after the damages of the Second World War, it is now a museum dedicated to his life and works: the lettering on the facade of the building represent the verbose oath of the Giovine Italia (Young Italy), written by Mazzini himself in 1831 in Marseille.

External links: Giuseppe Mazzini - Young Italy (Wikipedia) - The oath of the Giovine Italia (Mazzini: His life, Writings, and Political Principles)

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Gino's Museum

[Photos by GiamBi]

We have already met the “cantina”, usually a former storeroom or workshop right on the canals where, in other times, crafstmen of any trade worked on boats of any type. Most of these premises, now owned by the government, are given in concession to groups or clubs, usually with some kind of nautical purpose.One of the most interesting “cantine” in town was visited by my friend Giampaolo, who took these pictures for us.This “cantina” is a museum of sorts created and kept by a “signor Gino” who, along the years, collected and salvaged any kind of objects related to the “Palio”, the sea and Livorno.The objects are artfully arranged in ordered displays around a long table where social dinner are held.We can see old carpenter tools, posters, nautical chests, oars, buoys and, if you look carefully, few racks of vintage “fiaschi”, our typical wine bottles covered with straw.

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