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| Museums and Libraries |
Colle di Val d'Elsa boasts three different museums, as well as an important library.
The museums, which all belong to the Siena Museums System, contain items of great value, ranging in date from finds from the 4th millennium BC up to the present day.
Meanwhile, the library houses several important archives, as well as a large collection of antique and modern books.
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MUSEUM OF CIVIC AND RELIGIOUS ART
This museum brings together two very fine collections of religious art and artefacts, as well as works of non-religious art
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ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Dedicated to the famous archeologist from Siena Ranuccio Bandinelli, this is one of the most important Etruscan museums in Italy
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MUSEUM OF LEAD-CRYSTAL GLASS
The only museum devoted to lead-crystal glass in Italy, or indeed anywhere in the world, it could be described as 'where the earth meets fire'
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MUNICIPAL LIBRARY
Dedicated to Marcello Braccagni, and containing over 40,000 volumes, and a great quantity of other material
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"An artist who has become a master of his craft may safely forget the rules."
Arturo Graf, Man of letters and poet (1848-1913)
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