Maremma's Art and Heritage: A Travel Guide to Grosseto and Beyond
The Maremma region in Tuscany is currently hosting two major art events: Trame Festival in Grosseto, running until May 27, which commissions artists to create decorated shutters (39 already completed), and the fifth edition of HyperMaremma, which started in April and continues through October with contemporary art interventions across the territory. Highlights include Virginia Overton's monumental cement tulip 'Tulip' in Orbetello and Felice Levini's intervention at the Etruscan site of Cosa in Ansedonia on June 17. The article provides a comprehensive itinerary for visiting Grosseto and the Maremma, covering medieval walls, the Cathedral of San Lorenzo, the Polo Le Clarisse (housing the Museo Luzzetti with works from the 14th to 19th centuries, CLARISSE ARTE exhibition space, and MUSEOLAB), the MAAM archaeological museum, artist gardens (Giardino dei Tarocchi by Niki de Saint Phalle, Daniel Spoerri's garden at Seggiano, Rodolfo Laquaniti's park at Castiglion della Pescaia, and Piero Bonacina's garden at Montegiovi), the Casa Rossa Ximenes museum in the Diaccia Botrona nature reserve, the MAGMA museum of iron casting in Follonica, and the Jewish heritage site 'Piccola Gerusalemme' in Pitigliano. Dining recommendations include Artidoro in Grosseto, Il Frantoio in Capalbio, and Oste Dispensa near Orbetello.
Key facts
- Trame Festival runs until May 27 in Grosseto, with 8 artists creating decorated shutters.
- HyperMaremma fifth edition started in April and continues until October.
- Virginia Overton's 'Tulip' installation is in Orbetello.
- Felice Levini's intervention at Cosa, Ansedonia, opens June 17.
- Polo Le Clarisse includes Museo Luzzetti, CLARISSE ARTE, and MUSEOLAB.
- Giardino dei Tarocchi by Niki de Saint Phalle features 22 monumental sculptures.
- Daniel Spoerri's garden at Seggiano includes over 100 works by 50+ artists.
- MAGMA museum in Follonica is housed in the historic Forno San Ferdinando.
- Pitigliano's 'Piccola Gerusalemme' includes a synagogue from 1598 and a Jewish museum.
- The Casa Rossa Ximenes museum is in the Diaccia Botrona nature reserve.
Entities
Artists
- Virginia Overton
- Felice Levini
- Niki de Saint Phalle
- Jean Tinguely
- Daniel Spoerri
- Rodolfo Laquaniti
- Piero Bonacina
- Matteo di Giovanni
- Antonio Ghini
- Duccio di Buoninsegna
- Antonio Rossellino
- Giambologna
- Passignano
- Corrado Giaquinto
- Camillo Rusconi
- Tano Fei
- Levi
- Zancanaro
- Gentili
- Guttuso
- Schifano
- Festa
- Maccari
- Spoerri
- Bendini
- Cremaschi
- Fioroni
- Isgrò
- Nanni
- Patella
- Trubbiani
- Leonardo Ximenes
- Paco Lanciano
- Alessandro Manetti
- Carlo Reishammer
- Giovanni Angeletti
- Cosimo II de' Medici
- Francesco I de' Medici
- Leopoldo II di Lorena
- Innocenzo II
- Vincenzo Ricasoli
Institutions
- Trame Festival
- HyperMaremma
- Polo Le Clarisse
- Museo Luzzetti
- CLARISSE ARTE
- MUSEOLAB
- MAAM (Museo di Archeologia e d'Arte della Maremma)
- Museo d'Arte Sacra della Diocesi
- Giardino dei Tarocchi
- Giardino di Daniel Spoerri
- Viaggio di ritorno
- Giardino Arte a parte
- Orto Botanico Corsini
- Casa Rossa Ximenes
- Riserva Naturale Diaccia Botrona
- MAGMA (Museo delle Arti in ghisa della Maremma)
- Fonderie del ferro di Follonica
- Ilva
- Acciaierie di Piombino
- Scuola di ornato e disegno lineare
- Piccola Gerusalemme
- Museo Ebraico
- Artidoro
- Il Frantoio
- Oste Dispensa
- Cooperativa dei Pescatori
- Università di Grosseto
- Università di Siena
- Artribune
Locations
- Grosseto
- Italy
- Maremma
- Tuscany
- Orbetello
- Ansedonia
- Cosa
- Capalbio
- Seggiano
- Monte Amiata
- Castiglion della Pescaia
- Montegiovi
- Porto Ercole
- Argentario
- Follonica
- Isola d'Elba
- Piombino
- Pitigliano
- Volterra
- Chiusi
- Roselle
- Diaccia Botrona
- Pineta del Tombolo
- Giannella
- Florence
- Piazzale Michelangelo
- Neuilly-sur-Seine
- La Jolla
- India
- Afghanistan
- Middle East
- South Africa
- Australia
- China
- Americas
- Mexico
- Caribbean
- Florida