Ospedale del Ceppo
Ospedale del Ceppo
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David S
London, UK192 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
An unusual and distinctive museum in a former hospital, with three diverse elements. Closest to the entrance is an explanation of how the magnificent frieze that graces the front of the building was produced. Then in a large room is a display of largely 19th century surgical instruments, along with a video describing the history of a mental health institution in the outskirts of the city. The final, most memorable part of the museum is a beautifully preserved anatomical theatre (note you need to go back to the ticket office in order to be taken to see it).
Written June 3, 2023
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Wilhelm A
Frankfurt, Germany400 contributions
May 2024 • Couples
Beautiful building with a unique frieze. The colors of the terracotta figures are original and shine uniquely. The one on the far right was created after the artist's death and has quite pale colors. This is due to the fact that he took the recipe for the colors with him to the grave and his successors were unable to produce anything close to this quality.
Written June 11, 2024
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Valentina L
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Feb 2024 • Couples
Old hospital in Pistoia transformed into a museum. Inside you can observe the rooms and a vast collection of surgical instruments divided by specialty. Very interesting. Furthermore, you can watch the screening of a video that explains the history of the former mental hospital. At the entrance there is an interactive part that explains the history of the hospital from 1200 to 2013, the year of its closure.
Written February 11, 2024
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spedubec
Bologna, Italy5,388 contributions
Aug 2024 • Couples
Yesterday afternoon on a visit to Pistoia a visit to the museum set up in the ancient hospital of the Ceppo was unmissable; among other things it was San Bartolomeo and this museum was free of charge. The collection of surgical instruments for urology, gynecology and obstetrics is very beautiful. At three o'clock the girl at the register accompanied the visitors present in the museum to the small anatomical theater of the Baroque era. Small and collected, it bears witness to the period in which a school of anatomy flourished in Pistoia that no longer exists today.
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Written August 25, 2024
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Gavin B
Oxford, UK112 contributions
Sep 2012 • Couples
This is a must-see when visiting Pistoia. The tour takes you underneath the hospital to various archaeological excavations which show the different phases of the development of the city and then on into the historic parts of the hospital, including the lavishly decorated anatomical theatre (the smallest in the world apparently!), and a display of old surgical instruments. We were a bit worried when we bought the tickets as the person who sold us them informed us that the tour would not be in English (she gave us a handout in English). However, when we started the tour, the guide explained everything in Italian and also in English. Although her English wasn't perfect, her enthusiasm and willingness to try more than made up for it and we managed to get the gist of everything. Overall it is one of the best guided tours I've ever been on and I would heartily recommend it!
Written November 13, 2012
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JohnUK
London, UK1,108 contributions
Jul 2013 • Couples
Billed as a 'subterranean' experience thus tour turned out to be h highlight of our holiday. We didn't know what to expect but it's a guided walk along a former river course that was covered over as the medieval hospital gradually expanded over the next 600 years. You are only about 3 metres underground but it's fascinating! We were the only two on our tour and the guide spoke in excellent English (although her pronunciation of nurses sounded like nazis and had us in hysterics). The tour lasts about 45 minutes underground and then you a shown the old operating theatre - not much to see but they are very proud if it. Bizarrely the hospital had closed two days before our visit, having been replaced by a new building out if town so it was like the Marie Celeste. The guide told us the old part would be taken over as a museum whilst the modern parts would be demolished and redeveloped. We were worried that Pistoia wouldn't match up to the other places we visited, but this tour wouldn't have been missed for the world.
Written July 27, 2013
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bev031
pisgah forest2 contributions
This museum is unusual, that it shows a city under the city. Not so much as buildings, but what was, before the above city. We had a guide which pointed out the difference in old materials used in times gone by. It was a great experience. This is one museum that should not be missed.
Written October 14, 2010
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GloriaAnchio
Philadelphia, PA176 contributions
Aug 2018 • Family
This "hospital" was hosptial, orphanage and social services center in the Renaissance era. The portico covered the area where carts woud pull up with the sick. The della Robbia ceramics depict the Seven Works of Mercy -- you don't need a guide, you can tell "feed the hungry", "visit the imprisoned", etc. They look like they were done recently -- they are so brilliant in the afternoon sun.
Written September 10, 2018
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anthonybassett
Berkshire England84 contributions
Oct 2017 • Business
this hospital was originally run by monks in the middle ages, it developed into the 21st century and has since been closed and e-located. However the ancient parts are here as a museum, see where post postmortems were held for students to watch
Written February 14, 2018
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RonL40
Utica, NY3,633 contributions
Jun 2015 • Couples
You can see Della Robbia terracottas in several places in Pistoia, as well as in Florence. The Ospedale offers some of the most interesting. They are particularly interesting right now, in fact, because there is scaffolding from which you can get up close and personal. Don't miss it when you are at the piazza.
Written July 25, 2015
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binoche2016
Pontarlier, France
Est ce que la façade de l’hôpital de Pistoia est toujours en chantier et que l'échafaudage est toujours en place.
Merci de votre réponse
Written April 25, 2016
Cette année je ne sais pas je ne me suis pas rendu à Pistoia depuis septembre l'an dernier. Mais je peux me renseigner
Written April 26, 2016
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