Top 10 Museums in Lucca, Tuscany

May 13, 2022 Agatha Simes

Lucca's array of wonderfully intact historical sites makes it a must-see stop on any Tuscan itinerary. The medieval city walls still stand—you can hike or bike on top of them. Also visit the Duomo di San Martino and the Roman amphitheater.
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Via Sant'Andrea 24, 55100, Lucca Italy +39 347 795 5408 [email protected] http://www.bucci-art.com
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Bucci Fine Art Gallery

2. Mirta Vignatti Arte Contemporanea

Via Sant'Andrea 9, 55100, Lucca Italy [email protected] http://www.mirtavignatti.com
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Mirta Vignatti Arte Contemporanea

3. Antica Tipografia Biagini

Via Santa Giustina 22 3 minutes close to San Michele's Church, 55100, Lucca Italy +39 0583 316271 [email protected] http://www.anticatipografiabiagini.it
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Antica Tipografia Biagini

Antica Tipografia Biagini is a museum of antiques lettterpress machines

4. Puccini Museum - Casa Natale

Corte San Lorenzo 9 Museum: Corte San Lorenzo 9, 55100, Lucca Italy +39 0583 584028 [email protected] http://www.puccinimuseum.org
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Puccini Museum - Casa Natale

The museum is located in a flat on the second floor of an ancient building in the heart of Lucca, where Giacomo Puccini was born on December 22, 1858. In this house the composer spent the years of his childhood and first youth. The birth home was transformed into a museum in 1979 and carefully restored in 2011: today it looks like when young Giacomo lived there. The museum preserves Puccini’s Steinway & Sons piano on which he composed Turandot, autograph scores of youthful compositions, letters, photographs, precious drafts, such as the “libretti” of Tosca, La fanciulla del West and an extraordinary musical sketch of La bohème. Noteworthy the costume of Turandot worn by Maria Jeritza at the Metropolitan Opera House of New York in 1926. The birth home is a central element of Puccini Museum, the articulate museum complex that, following a journey along the footprints left by the great composer, rediscovers his personality, his passions, his genius.

Reviewed By mcr1018 - Phoenix, United States

I can take opera or leave it (although some of the music is well known outside the opera house), but when in Lucca, this museum is fascinating, We bought our tickets at the office & bookshop on the plaza (Piazza Cittadella; where the Puccini statue is), and the museum is well-marked on a street off of it. We walked up a long flight of stairs to the museum (there is a lift, but we read later that it has to be booked to use "at least 2 days before the visit" at the ticket office. We were welcomed by a very knowledgeable staff person who would occasionally stop in a room to tell us about something special (it wasn't crowded). We wandered around the rooms, following the map. Many items of the era and Puccini's life and creative works were displayed. Of particular pride was the Steinway piano and autographed scores and markings of modifications or interpretations. The 1926 costume of Turandot from the NY Metropolitan Opera amazing even to a opera neutral such as me. We saw the upper room (garret?) where he composed and could just see the "angel" statue over the rooftops from the Cathedrale San Michele--an inspiration. I've been to many homes of significant authors and composers, sometimes disappointed and sometimes inspired myself; this one was worth the time and entrance fee. [The map/program says no pictures or video recording, but the staff person said it was okay.]

5. Museo Nazionale di Palazzo Mansi

Via Gallitassi 43, 55100, Lucca Italy +39 0583 55570 http://www.luccamuseinazionali.it
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Museo Nazionale di Palazzo Mansi

Reviewed By Ylandre - Cape Town Central, South Africa

Palazzo Mansi is another Lucca gem worth visiting. Dating from the late 16th Century it is a wonderland to visit with beautful art on display, opulant decorated rooms, breathtaking tapestries and so much more.

6. Chiesa e Battistero di San Giovanni e Santa Reparata

Piazza San Giovanni Centro storico, Lucca Italy +39 340 810 6042 http://www.comune.lucca.it/turismo/chiesa_santi_giovanni_reparata
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Chiesa e Battistero di San Giovanni e Santa Reparata

Reviewed By K7787FEbrunol - Singapore, Singapore

Part of San Martino package Spend some time to go through the Roman foundations underground No need to go up the tower (and the effort) if you already went up the Cathedral tower

7. Fondazione Centro Studi sull Arte Licia e Carlo Ludovico Ragghianti

Complesso Monumentale di San Micheletto Via San Micheletto, 3, 55100, Lucca Italy +39 0583 467205 [email protected] http://Www.Fondazioneragghianti.it
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Fondazione Centro Studi sull Arte Licia e Carlo Ludovico Ragghianti

8. Paolo Cresci Foundation for the History of Italian Emigration

Cortile Carrara 1, 55100, Lucca Italy +39 0583 417 4834 http://www.fondazionepaolocresci.it
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Paolo Cresci Foundation for the History of Italian Emigration

9. Collezione De Benedettis

Piazza Webb, 55022, Lucca Italy +39 345 803 5945 [email protected] http://collezionedebenedettis.blogspot.it
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Collezione De Benedettis

A surreal journey through the myths and legends, monsters and mysterious creatures, amazing characters and impossible stories but true. A unique exhibition in Italy, which will take you in a mysterious dimension of reality. Available even for child!!

10. Archivio Storico Diocesano - UNESCO Programma Memoria del Mondo

Via Dell'Arcivescovato 45, 55100, Lucca Italy +39 0583 430954 http://www.diocesilucca.it/index.php?id_ana=244
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Archivio Storico Diocesano  - UNESCO Programma Memoria del  Mondo

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