Pascoli House-Museum, House museum in Castelvecchio Pascoli, Italy.
The Pascoli House-Museum is the former home of poet Giovanni Pascoli in Castelvecchio di Barga, in Tuscany. The three-story building holds the original furnishings, a large personal library, and several writing areas where he carried out his literary work.
Giovanni Pascoli rented the eighteenth-century villa, then called Caprona and owned by the Cardosi-Carrara family, and settled there on 15 October 1895 with his sister Maria and the dog Gulì. He bought the house in 1902, selling five gold medals won at the Hoeufftian poetry contest to raise the agreed sum. After his death in 1912 Maria lived there until 1953, refusing electricity and running water; the municipality received the bequest in September 1955 and the museum reopened on 1 November 1960.
The study displays handwritten manuscripts and personal letters that show how the poet worked day to day. The books and objects arranged around the rooms give a direct sense of how he read, wrote, and spent his time.
The museum opens several days a week and is easy to explore on foot, as the rooms are modest in size. Taking time in the library and writing areas helps to get a fuller picture of how the poet spent his days.
Next to the house stands a small chapel that serves as the burial place for both the poet and his sister. The tomb was designed by a noted sculptor and adds a contemplative end to the visit.
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