Paper and Watermark Museum Fabriano

Name: Paper and Watermark Museum Fabriano
Address: Largo Fratelli Spacca, 2, 60044 Fabriano AN, Italy, Fabriano, 60044, Italia

4.6/5 ★ based on 8 reviews

Contact Paper and Watermark Museum Fabriano

Address :	Largo Fratelli Spacca, 2, 60044 Fabriano AN, Italy
Phone :	📞 +97
Postal code :	60044
Website :	http://www.museodellacarta.com/
Categories :	Tourist attraction , Heritage museum , Technology museum , Handicraft museum ,
City :	Fabriano
Description :	Museum in former monastery with demonstrations of handmade paper making & watermarks, plus courses.

Largo Fratelli Spacca, 2, 60044 Fabriano AN, Italy

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S	Sierra Marker on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ For a class field trip, we visited the Museo della Carta e della Filigrana. I was a very great experience and exceeded my expectations. We learned a lot about where and how paper making originated in the 18th to 19th century. The first photo in the review shows the original machine that hammered the material into a pulp to begin the paper making process. When paper was first made, it was made out of rags and old clothes, but now clothes are made of too many synthetic materials that it can no longer be turned into paper, hence why trees are used. Once the first machine hammered the cloth into a pulp, it was then mixed with water and put into a rotation tub (shown in photo 2), collected onto a tray, then laid onto felt to dry. To speed the drying process, stacks of the wet paper on felt are put into a press to press out majority of the water then hung to air dry. Once the paper air dried, it was smoothed and ironed so that it was nice and flat and smooth, and ready to sell or use. Later, machines were created to speed the process and minimize the number of workers needed to complete this process. Watermarks were invented here in Fabriano to authenticate the process and brand of the paper. Our tour guide, Francesca, was great! She was very passionate and very well informed on everything to do with paper. She did demonstrations and even asked for volunteers so my peers and I were able to interact in the process. She even showed us examples of paper made with wheat, artichoke, and more! Overall it was a great experience and I would highly recommend the visit.
E	Emma Udchitz on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Museo della Carta e della Filligrana was a great museum. I visited the museum on a field trip with my university. Paper was born in Fabriano, the second most important Italian paper mill. At this museum you can watch the process of paper production and can have a hands on experience of producing their own sheet of paper! You are able to go through many different rooms containing old paper mills, old paper production, the vats and presses and machinery. To think about the ties it has to marketing and how it has evolved is very important with where marketing is today.
C	Caroline Valenti on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ My visit to the Paper and Watermark Museum in Fabriano was wonderful. I attended the museum with a group, and our guide, Francesca, was very interesting and wanted us to be hands on when explaining the process of paper making. We were shown not only how handmade paper has been made in the past, but the history behind how it has evolved and how they now produce it. Great establishment, I would recommend stopping if you are in the area.
E	Evan Thompson on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I went to the Museo della Carta e della Filigrana on a class field trip about a week ago. When we first walked into the museum, you find yourself in a foyer area surrounded by works of watermarks on paper. The tour guide approached our group and she announced that she was ready to get started. Our tour guide, Francesca, was very informative throughout the whole experience and was more than willing to answer our questions to her full capabilities. The first room she took us in, she showed us the first machine that was able to turn washcloths into a flattened paper that people are able to write on. In that same room she brought a colleague and showed the group first hand how to make the paper. They were also nice enough to allow some of my classmates to experience this process with their own hands. Overall, I would definitely recommend this place to anybody who is interested in this subject. I know I learned a lot about paper making that I never thought I would learn.
K	Kayla Kuczynski on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The paper museum was an awesome experience. We had a tour guide the took our group around and showed us the different rooms and machinery of the museum. She showed us some of the first machines invented, all the way up to how the process is done modern day. It was interesting to learn that watermarking was invented here. In addition to all the information that was provided to us, we also got a hands on experience and were able to make our own piece of paper. Overall the experience in the museum was very informative, and our guide was helpful to make our experience unique to us. She talked about American money compared to Euros and how printing takes part in making difficult to replicate.
w	wynne bieniawski on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I went here for a class field trip! It was really cool to see because they take you through their history, you can also actually make paper if you take a tour. It is old fashioned but they show you how they keep up their modern touch. The town surrounding the factory is also very nice. It is totally worth seeing and making a stop at their factory with their excellent guides!
N	Nina Blaettler on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I went to the Museo della Carta e della Filigrana for a class field trip and was able to learn a lot! At the museum there is a demonstration of the paper production. It is very hands on and you can make your own sheet of paper with the help of the guide. We were able to go to different rooms and look at different machinery. We also learned about money and how different currencies can be easier or harder to forge due to the technique used to make it. Overall it was an incredible experience and I would recommend to anyone!
S	Shara Ellenbogen on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Amazing morning at the museum. We didn't book ahead and we probably should have. School groups were touring on the same day so when the guide finished with them, he offered to take us around. His English was limited but we managed and he was so kind to take us around. He showed my 6-year-old how to make paper and let him try it out. Highly recommended activity for families. I suggest to plan better than we did and go when there is an English tour so it's even better. There's a great playground and park across the street where you can do a picnic after.