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

Il “Carnival Mask Museum” is a museum facility with a primarily educational focus 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 museum’s main core is represented by the exceptional collection of masks, fabric models, plaster models, molds, and printing materials acquired by the Municipal Administration in 1997, to which was added the core of masks donated to the Municipality by collector Eugenio Gabrielli in 2002.

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

Some rooms of the museum are dedicated to this family, originally from Reggio Emilia, reconstructing 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 craft tradition of this territory. The museum layout is accompanied by illustrative panels that guide the visitor to discover the history and meaning of the ancient Carnival festival.

Information about the Carnival Mask Museum. Documentation and Research Center

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