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A museum of 'actors made of wood and cloth' in the heart of the saltpans.
The historical department of the Museum includes some very valuable cultural and historical items: 19th-century North Italian puppets, ancient promptbooks and stage tools, painted back-cloth, 18th and 19th century puppets, Sicilian folk puppets and 19th century wooden heads.
One of the most precious item is a whole 'small theatre' of Javanese shadows, dating back to the 19th century, which includes a whole display of carved and hand-painted leather figures.
Next to the traditional theatre there is a lot of material about the modern Figure Theatre, with items coming from all over the world.
The Museum also includes a Picture Archive (photographs, transparencies, over 1,500 videotapes) and a library which includes hundreds of books, leaflets and magazines from many different countries.
There is also a precious collection of historic printings, cards and stamps related with theatre, besides many gadgets, posters, boards, brochures, and so on about international figure theatre companies.
Kinder 3€ von 4 bis 12 Jahre alt ; Erwachsene 4€
Accessible only by private transport.
The museum is located in Villa Inferno (small town near Cervia), on the fringe of the ancient saltpans. Take route 16 (strada statale 16), direction Forlì. After about 500 m turn left near Hotel Ficocle. From Cesena highway tollgate, then go ahead along route 17 bis. Near Restaurant Grillo turn left direction Villa Inferno - Zona Industriale.
