Museo della maschera del Carnevale di Castelnovo di Sotto, Reggio Emilia

Il “Museum of the Carnival Mask” is a museum facility with a predominantly educational character that documents the tradition of the Carnival of Castelnovo di Sotto, Reggio Emilia, through the historical evolution of the carnival mask and the operations necessary for its creation, processing, and production.

The main core of the museum is represented by the exceptional collection of masks, fabric models, plaster models, molds, and printing materials purchased by the Municipal Administration in 1997, to which was added the core of masks donated to the Municipality by the collector Eugenio Gabrielli in 2002.

It is a unique heritage consisting of 222 pieces, exhibited according to an order that reflects the various processing phases and the different techniques developed by the Guatteri masters.

Some rooms of the museum are dedicated to this family, originally from Reggio Emilia, which reconstruct the history of the Mask Factory, founded in 1810 by Prospero Guatteri and active until 1933, and the productive activity of these artists, allowing the recovery and enhancement of the artisan tradition of this territory. The museum setup is accompanied by illustrative panels that guide the visitor to discover the history and meaning of the ancient Carnival festival.

Information about the Museum of the Carnival Mask. Documentation and Research Center

Piazza IV Novembre, 1, – 42024 Castelnovo di Sotto (Reggio nell’Emilia)
telephone: 0522485736
email: cultura@comune.castelnovo-di-sotto.re.it