Umberto Bertolini

curator
Museo Italiano dell’Immaginario Folklorico
Piazza al Serchio, Garfagnana (LU)

  1. The origin and mission of the Museo Italiano dell’Immaginario Folklorico:

2. Documentation and initiatives related to the Maggio epico at the Museo Italiano dell’Immaginario folklorico:

3. Memories of Maggio plays from decades ago (including the presence or absence of female Maggio singers):

4. Memories of Tasso’s Gerusalemme Liberata in the Maggio tradition of the Garfagnana:

5. Efforts to revive the Maggio tradition in recent years in the Garfagnana, especially through plays for schoolchildren:

6. The danger of losing popular traditions and the Museo’s role in documenting oral culture, such as legends and folktales:

 

Piazza al Serchio (LU), August 3, 2024

For more information on the Museum: https://museoimmaginario.net/immaginario/