A route with many directions

Sentiero dell'arte

In the direction of art, the main museums along the “Wine Route” are worth a visit, starting with Fabriano and its Museo della Carta e della Filigrana (Paper and Watermark Museum), Deposito Attrezzato d’Opere d’Arte (Works of Art Warehouse) and the Pinacoteca Civica Bruno Majolati (Town Art Gallery). Next stop Matelica, with its Mueso Civico ed Archeologico (Civic and Archaeological Museum) and Museo Piersanti (Piersanti Museum) which houses the “Sfera di Matelica”, a kind of ancient solar clock found in the heart of the area. Other works of art can he found in the Pinacoteca Civica (Town Art Gallery) and Museo Civico (Town Museum) in Camerino. Still on the theme of art, the many theatres along the route are particularly important: they are among the oldest in the Marche region, an area rich in theatres. To mention just a few: the Gentile Theatre in Fabriano, Marchetti in Camerino and Piermarini in Matelica. It’s also worth a detour to take in the Arena Sferisterio in Macerata where, in July and August, there is a renowned Opera Season. Moving on from art with a capital A to the so called minor arts, there are numerous forms of traditional and genuine crafts: glass, copper; ceramics and wicker. In Fabriano there is a permanent Exhibition of Traditional Costumes of the Marche region; in Matelica the “Artelaio” and near Camerino, in the Rocca di Varano, the Exhibition Centre for Arts and Crafts.

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