Teatro del Giglio, the National Museum of Palazzo Mansi and the Botanical Garden are the sets of the three special exhibitions dedicated to fashion, the core of the Lucca Fashion week(end) off open to all citizens, fashion enthusiasts and curious people with entertainment, fashion shows and cocktail parties.
Botanical garden of Lucca
The new greenhouses host a private collection of evening dresses by Renata Frediani, 50 dresses from 1940 to 1980
A unique haute couture collection that will be on display over the weekend.
June 23 - July 9
from 10.30 am to 6.30 pm
Admission included in the Botanical Garden ticket.
National Museum of Palazzo Mansi
The traditional rustic weaving workshop by Maria Niemack.
Nineteenth-twentieth century looms and tools recovered in the area and a sample of the various types of fabric, trimmings and gallons made with these tools.
The textile workshop takes its name from Maria Niemack (Milan 1892-Lucca 1975), born in Milan in 1892 but she always lived in Lucca, and thanks to herf the ancient technique of rustic weaving has been recovered and valorised, since she created in 1950 the artisan company called Tessiture Rustiche di Lucchesia.
Maria Niemack brought together looms and various tools recovered in the area with the intention of reproducing fabrics in silk, hemp, linen and wool yarn; on her death, in 1975, the laboratory was donated to the National Museum of Palazzo Mansi by her will.
Demonstration visits to the antique looms every day, in collaboration with the Lucca Weaving Association APS.
June 23-24
from 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm
Free admission
The Giglio theater
The Teatro del Giglio welcomes a thrilling exhibition everyone!
Com’è bello far la moda! A selection of the most important stage costumes by Raffaella Carrà.
A prestigious exhibition which was presented for the first time in Sanremo 2023 and which will arrive in Lucca, in honor of the eightieth birthday of the Italian celebrity.
18-24 June
from 11.00 am to 6.00 pm
Monday 19 June
h 4:30 pm and 5:15 pm - "Carrà...mba che tour!" guided tour with renowned comedian Matteo Cesca.
Reservation required at: https://forms.gle/3ut3ULbYwyH7RLJh7
Free admission