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The Labor Museum is located in Seravezza inside the Medici Palace.

The museum describes how many of the most important works in the area were carried out

in the years of the domination of the Medici family, with rudimentary and technical tools

very dangerous, especially as regards the workers of the quarries.

The museum is located on the second floor of the building and is divided into 11 rooms each

dedicated to a different theme:

1st room is dedicated to the territory

2nd room is dedicated to work in the vineyard and in the cellar

3rd room is dedicated to agriculture in the mountains

4th room is dedicated to the house

5th room is dedicated to the customs and traditions of Versilia

6th room is dedicated to agriculture in the Versilian plain

7th room is dedicated to the old art of weaving

8th room is dedicated to the excavation of marble

9th room is dedicated to marble processing

10th room is dedicated to sculpture

11th room is dedicated to extraction in mines and ironworks.

Workshops and activities are also organized.

It is also possible to book guided tours with up to 50 participants.

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Palazzo Mediceo – Museum of Labor

The Medici Palace was built by Cosimo I of the Medici family as

summer residence villa for the Medici family and as a home during checkups

to the large quarries owned by the Medici family who then transported the materials to the

their city: Florence.

In addition to the labor museum, the Medici Palace houses the municipal library, the historical archive and is the seat

of important modern and contemporary exhibitions.