Lo Studio Simi. Studio Simi, home of Italian painters Filadelfo and

Nera Simi “La Signorina” Nerina (Nera) Simi (April 13, 1890, Florence – February 4, 1987, Florence) was an Italian artist and a teacher of painting and drawing. She was the daughter of the Italian painter Filadelfo (Philadelphus) Simi (1849–1923), ...

, is an

historic house museum A historic house museum is a house of historic significance that has been transformed into a museum. Historic furnishings may be displayed in a way that reflects their original placement and usage in a home. Historic house museums are held to a ...

dedicated to them. The building is located in the town of Scala di

Stazzema Stazzema is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about northwest of Lucca. History During World War II, the village of Sant'Anna di Stazzema was the site of ...

, in the

province of Lucca The province of Lucca ( it, provincia di Lucca) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lucca. It has an area of and a total population of about 390,000. There are 33 ''comuni'' (singular: ''comune'') in the pro ...

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. The painter Filadelfo Simi, around the years 1885 - 1890, designed and built the house in Victorian style, a place where to work on large canvases that characterize its production of that period. The house has come down to us well preserved, full of furnishings and works.''

Il Tirreno ''Il Tirreno'' (English: "The Tyrrhenian") is a regional Italian newspaper, printed in Livorno and serving the Tuscany region. ''Il Tirreno'' also features sixteen local editions around the whole region. History It was founded in 1877 under th ...

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Edizione Versilia: Lo studio Simi è diventato Casa della Memoria (28 October 2016)

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Art museums and galleries in Tuscany Buildings and structures in the Province of Lucca {{Italy-museum-stub