Gotica Toscana Museum

Gruppo di visitatori in abbigliamento casual e militare, alcuni con cappellini e borse, di fronte a un carro armato lungo con una stella bianca.

The MuGot in Bastogne: Memory. Christmas 1944 – 2025

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The Director of the MuGot, Gabriele Lelli, took part in a journey of remembrance to Bastogne for the 81st anniversary of the Battle of the Ardennes. Together with the delegation of Andy Biggio’s The Rifle project and alongside international friends, the group retraced the symbolic places of the siege, from the famous “NUTS!” to the Bois Jacques, visiting the Bastogne War Museum and the American cemeteries of the Ardennes and Luxembourg, enriched by the moving presence of five U.S. veterans.

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Woman with crown of leaves and bouquet of red flowers.

Daiana Brunetti graduates on the Gothic Line

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The memory of the war in Mugello lives on in the places, stories and traces of the Battle of the Giogo. This is why the thesis of Daiana Brunetti, a graduate in Humanities for Communication at the University of Florence, is a significant contribution: “How is the memory of the past communicated in the places of the Gothic Line? The Case of the Battle of the Giogo.”.

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Two hikers admiring the Tuscan landscape from the summit, in an outdoor hike sponsored by Gotica Toscana aps.

A son on Mount Altuzzo: Glenn finds his father Helmut again.

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Gotica Toscana participates in Veterans Day at Florence American Cemetery to honor the fallen of the 91st Division and promote the memory of the Italian campaign through MuGot visits, projects and activities.

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James Madio, the “Frank Perconte” of Band of Brothers, guest of honor at MuGot

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Actor James Madio, renowned for his role as Frank Perconte in Band of Brothers, took part in “A Dive into History” 2025 at Passo del Giogo and visited the MuGot, amid solemn moments, meetings with fans, and reflections on the memory of the Gothic Line.

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Easier to navigate. Website reorganized by sections

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The Gotica Toscana website has been reorganized: a homepage with thematic boxes and horizontal menus guiding visitors through the discovery of the Gothic Line, the MuGot, the historical tours, the events, and the publications.

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WWII Battlefield Shuttle Bus: history comes closer

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The Shuttle Bus Service was created with a clear goal: to tell the story of the war on the very sites where it was fought, helping families understand the stories of the soldiers swept up in the events.

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Great job, everyone! Fontrefredda: Another German bunker restored

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The season of excavations and restorations at the German bunker of Fontrefredda has resumed, thanks to the commitment of volunteers and the young people who joined the Gotica Toscana team. Together, they rebuilt trenches, set up interiors, and made a new space of memory accessible.

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A Dive into History 2025: free historical reenactment

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The Gotica Museum in Scarperia received as a donation the telephone and the reel used in the Vasari Corridor to coordinate the Florence uprising in 1944. A gesture of remembrance from the daughter of traffic officer Erio Breri, a protagonist of the Resistance. The article also retraces the mystery of the Germans’ failure to destroy the Ponte Vecchio.

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New MuGot Exhibits, new stories to tell

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Sunday, June 17: Inauguration of the renovated premises of the Museo Gotica Toscana A special afternoon at MuGot - Museo Gotica Toscana, with many appointments under the banner of memory and historical enhancement. On Sunday, June 17, the new museum premises were officially inaugurated, at the end of an important...

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The Liberation Phone arrives at the Gotica Museum

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The Gotica Museum in Scarperia received as a donation the telephone and the reel used in the Vasari Corridor to coordinate the Florence uprising in 1944. A gesture of remembrance from the daughter of traffic officer Erio Breri, a protagonist of the Resistance. The article also retraces the mystery of the Germans’ failure to destroy the Ponte Vecchio.

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