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The Museum vita artigiana e contadina of Leprino is located in Sant’Agata and was realized by Mr. Faliero Lepri, better known as Leprino. It is a museum consisting of 65 characters on the move that tell the craftsmanship of Scarperia and Mugello. The characters, about 70 cm high, are made with papier-mâché and clothes in cloth. Leprino began to make these characters for pastime, he did not imagine that he had built a museum. Leprino was the owner of a grocery store and so for Christmas and various festivals he enjoyed displaying his animated characters. The first work was “the eve” where he represented his family in a homecoming scene. Characters are not fantasy but they are real people. The following scenes are played in the exhibition:
- Carpenter
- Blacksmith
- Manufacturer of baskets
- The eve
- Courier service
- Emporium
- Traveler
- Tailor
- Barber
- Wine Bar
- Square with knife-grinder, Tinsmith, umbrella seller
- Shoemakers
- Wheat threshing
- Grapefruit
- Interior of a farmhouse of the early 900’s (room, cabinet, kitchen, stable, cellar, tool storage, well)
Holiday Hours
- Winter: 15.00-18.00
- summer: 15.30-18.30
