The Foundation "Museo e Centro di Documentazione della Deportazione e Resistenza - Luoghi della Memoria Toscana" was established on 26th January 2007 on the initiative of the Municipality of Prato and all the municipalities in the Prato area, Cantagallo, Carmignano, Montemurlo, Poggio a Caiano, Vaiano, Vernio, the Prato sections of ANED and ANPI and the Jewish Community of Florence.
It collects, preserves and valorizes testimonies about deportation and the popular movement of resistance to Nazi-Fascism.
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Opening days
From Monday to Sunday
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Opening times
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
9.30-12.30Monday and Thursday
9.30-12.30 | 15.00-18.00Saturday
16.00 - 19.00Sunday
9.30-12.30 | 16.00-19.00 -
Closing
1 and 6 January | Easter Saturday, Easter and Easter Monday | 1 May | the two central weeks of August | 1 November | 8, 24, 25, 26 and 31 December
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Extra Opening times
Extraordinary openings for organized groups and school groups upon reservation
- Web Museum of Deportation and Resistance
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Feature List
- Info line
- Wheelchair accessible
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Accessibility
The site is accessible
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Info Reservation
+39 0574 46 16 55
THE FOUNDATION
The aim of the Foundation is to promote the knowledge of the places of memory of the contemporary age and the search for the historical processes that saw the origin and affirmation in Europe of Fascism and Nazism; of racial, political and religious persecution; of deportation and the reality of concentration and extermination camps; of resistance and liberation struggles.
It is also proposed to deepen the knowledge of local history, both as regards the opposition to Fascism and the struggle for liberation, and the events of deportation in the province of Prato.
In this way the Foundation, also through an intense educational activity aimed at young people, intends to cultivate a historical memory and promote a culture of peace and solidarity between peoples against all kinds of intolerance, racism, discrimination and totalitarianism.
THE MUSEUM
The Museum is located in Prato in the hamlet of Figline. The place is dear to the memory of the citizens because here on 6th September 1944, the same day of the liberation of the city from Nazi-Fascism, 29 young partisans of the Buricchi Brigade, who had come down to the valley from the nearby mountain village of Faggi di Iavello, were taken by the retreating Germans and hanged. Only in 2003 did the investigation lead to the identification of the perpetrator of the massacre, the Wehrmacht Major Karl Laqua.
To commemorate this tragic event, every year on the anniversary of the Liberation, a torchlight procession is organised from the nearby Via 7 Marzo to the Figline hill and the site of the massacre. Many citizens and representatives of the institutions take part in the torchlight procession.
Additional Info
Free entrance
Where
Via di Cantagallo 250, Prato
Transportation
By bus
From the historical centre of Prato: take the Autolinee Cap Line 12 bus from Piazza San Domenico, not far from the cathedral. The bus stops a few steps from the museum. It operates from Monday to Saturday with runs every 40 minutes or so, Sunday every hour.
It is also possible to reach the museum using the Autolinne Cap bus "LAM Rossa", direction Galceti, with two possible routes:
1- get off at the stop Sette Marzo 2 and continue on foot for about 800 metres,
2- get off at the Sette Marzo 4 stop and take bus 12 (the stop is on the other side of the street), which stops a few steps from the Museum.
If you choose this second option we suggest you consult the timetables of the two lines for connections.
By train
Prato has two railway stations, Prato Centrale and Prato Porta al Serraglio. From both you can reach the museum by bus.
From Prato Porta al Serraglio: walk about 600 metres until you reach San Domenico, not far from the cathedral, from where you can take bus 12 directly to the Museum. The bus operates from Monday to Saturday with runs about every 40 minutes, Sunday every hour.
From Prato Centrale: from the square in front of the station take the "LAM Rossa" bus in the direction of Galceti, with two possible routes: 1- get off at the stop Sette Marzo 2 and continue on foot for about 800 metres. 2- get off at the stop Sette Marzo 4 and take bus 12 (the bus stop is on the other side of the street), which stops a few steps from the Museum. If you choose this second option we suggest you consult the timetables of the two lines for connections.
By car
Via di Cantagallo, 250, 59100 Prato PO (google maps)
Visiting Rules
Face masks strongly reccommended. Find out more
