Paper and Watermark Museum
The Paper and Watermark Museum is a museum of Fabriano, Italy. Based on the paper-making tradition of Fabriano, which is documented since the 12th Century, the museum focuses on handmade paper and watermark techniques in Medieval Italy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: public holidays and Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum of traditional paper production in Fabriano, Ancona
- Also known as: “Museo della Carta e della Filigrana” and “Paper and Watermark Museum Fabriano”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Domenico church and Fabriano Cathedral.
Fabriano Cathedral
Church
Photo: Mongolo1984, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fabriano Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Fabriano, Italy, dedicated to San Venanzio. It is the seat of the Bishop of Fabriano-Matelica. Fabriano Cathedral is situated 240 metres northeast of Paper and Watermark Museum.
San Benedetto
Church
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San Benedetto is a church, which is situated 200 metres north of Paper and Watermark Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fabriano and San Donato.
Fabriano
Town
Photo: Massimo Telò, Copyrighted free use.
Fabriano is a town and comune of Ancona province in the Italian region of the Marche, at 325 metres above sea level. It lies in the Esino valley 44 kilometres upstream and southwest of Jesi; and 15 kilometres east-northeast of Fossato di Vico and 36 kilometres east of Gubbio.
San Donato
Hamlet
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San Donato is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km northwest of Paper and Watermark Museum.
Bastia
Hamlet
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Bastia is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km west of Paper and Watermark Museum.
Paper and Watermark Museum
- Categories: paper museum, technology museum, museum of a public entity, specialized museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Fabriano, Ancona, Marche, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
43.33334° or 43° 20′ northLongitude
12.90282° or 12° 54′ 10″ eastElevation
340 metres (1,115 feet)Operator
Comune di FabrianoOpen location code
8FMJ8WM3+84OpenStreetMap ID
node 13188805705OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
10288259Wikidata ID
Q3868060
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Paper and Watermark Museum” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Paper and Watermark Museum Fabriano”
- Italian: “MCF”
- Italian: “museo della carta e della filigrana di Fabriano”
- Italian: “museo della carta e della filigrana”
- Italian: “Museo della carta e della filigrana”
- Spanish: “Museo del Papel y de la Filigrana”
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