area operatoriMuseo di Icone Russe "F. Bigazzi" - Peccioli
The rooms of Palazzo Pretorio are home to the Russian Icon Museum, which was founded when a collection was donated by Francesco Bigazzi, a journalist originally from Peccioli and the long time correspondent from Poland and Moscow.
The first section of the museum is devoted to the earliest icons which represent the numerous and various schools of Russian iconography, from the schools of Moscow to those of Kiev or Kazan. It then passes to the more recent icons, such as those of the Bigazzi Collection, merging ancient spirituality with modern mentality.
In 2003 the Bigazzi Collection was joined by the Maria Clelia Loppi collection: icons from the 1700s and 1800s depicting the Madonna, the Feste and the Saints, in addition to the “rize”, which are the covers of the icons that were usually made of silver, brass and beads.
• From 1/11 to 31/3: Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays from 10am to 1pm and from 3pm to 7pm
• From 1/4 to 31/10: Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays from 10am to 1pm and from 3pm to 8pm
• Closed 1/1, 1/5, 15/8, 25/12 and the afternoons of 24/12 and 31/12 should they happen to coincide with opening days
Admission
• Full € 5.50
• Reduced € 4.00 for ACI Card holders
• Reduced € 3.50 for students, Carta Giovani card holders, over 65s, groups of at least 10 persons
• Free for children under 16 years of age, if accompanied, and for Carta Touring card holders, which grants also grants their guide or escort free access.
• Guided visits are available, outside of regular hours, to schools and groups by request to the Segreteria Organizzativa (Secretary) [fax +39 (0)587 670831]. These visits are free of charge for schools.
Directions from Pisa
By car
Take the Strada di Grande Comunicazione Firenze-Pisa-Livorno (S.G.C. FI-PI-LI), take the Pontedera-Ponsacco exit, continue on the SS 439 towards Volterra, then turn off for Peccioli after the locality of Selvatelle.
By train + bus
Pisa-Florence railway line, Pontedera station, then take the CPT extra urban bus, 460 service.
