Museum collection
The automata are small mechanical sculptures, made of paper, wood and metal, which are set in motion by the visitors of the museum (video). They have been compared to Japanese Haiku and have been called by Lindoro Pazzotti "a small view of the world in a turn of the handle."
Angel by Keith Newstead - Mantova 2010
Diamoci un taglio by Girovago e Rondella, 2001
Circus bear & plantigrade by Paul Spooner, 2010
Birds migration by Guido Accascina (Basic Box), 2010
School workshop in Casperia - Rieti, 2009
The permanent collection consists of approximately 300 automata, made by Japanese, American, German, British, French, Canadian, South American and Italian artists.
- United Kingdom: Peter Markey, Paul Spooner, Keith Newstead, Neil Hardy, Eric Williamson, Rob Ives, Susie Stolpe, Cabaret Mechanical Theatre, Andy Hazell, Peter Lennertz
- Germany: Walter Ruffler, Malcolm Brook
- Japan: Keisuke Saka, Aquio Nishida
- United States of America: Marc Horowitz, Juta and Jim McCord
- Canada: Brian Gravestock
- Columbia: Carlos Zapata
- Italy: Rennie Orsi, Girovago e Rondella, Luca De Pascalis, Ivan Fodaro, Marina Gigli, Alessandra Celletti, Sonia Fabbrocino, Guido Accascina
Exhibitions and workshops
2002 - "Discovering the secrets of movement" - from March 26 to April 22, 2002 - Explora Children's Museum - Rome - Italy (video) (with workshop)
2002 - "Small sculptures in motion" - from November 8 to December 8, 2002 - Gallery Artealcontrario - Modena - Italy ( with workshop )
2003 - "Against the idea of war" - February 21, 2003 - Explora Children's Museum - Rome - Italy (video)
2003 - "Against the idea of war" - from March 15 to ' April 8, 2003 - Schloss Neuemburg - Germany
2003 - "Automata at Magliano Museum" - From December 22, 2002 to January 6, 2003 - Museo Archeologico di Magliano Sabino - Rome - Italy (video) (with workshop)
2005 - "Modern Automata Museum" - from April 7 to May 4, 2005 - Puppet Museum : Int.al A. Pasqualino - Palermo - Italy (video)
2005 - "Dragons and knights from the fortress of Monaco to the hills of Montopoli" - June 9, 2005 - Convent of Santa Maria - Montopoli di Sabina - Rieti - Italy
2007 - "Against the idea of war" 23 to 25 November 2007 - Abbey of Farfa - Rieti - Italy
2007 - "The secret of the movement" - from 21 December 2007 to 13 January 2008 - Public Palace of Siena - Show on Governance - Siena - Italy
2007 - "Against the idea of war" 22 to 30 September 2007 - Public Palace of Siena - View : Peace on the walls - Siena - Italy
2008 - "The secret of the movement" - 3 to 7 September 2008-12th Festival of Literature - Palazzo della Ragione - Mantova - Italy (video) (con workshop)
2010 - "The secret of the movement" - 12 to 17 January 2010 - Playroom Hospital of the Infant Jesus - Rome - Italy (with workshop)
2010 - "The secret of the movement" - from 7 March to 14 March 2010 - Game De Lellis Hospital - Rieti - Italy (with workshop)
2010 - "The secret of the movement" - from July 1 to September 15, 2011 - Porto Azzurro - Elba Island - Livorno - Italy
2010 - "The secret of the movement" - 9 to 14 November 2010 - Playroom Hospital of the Infant Jesus - Palidoro - Rome - Italy (with workshop)
2011 - "The secret of the movement" - from July 1 to September 15, 2011 - Porto Azzurro - Elba Island - Livorno - Italy
2012 - "Modern Automata Museum" - March 3, 2012 - Feast of the half Lazio Museums - Montopoli di Sabina - Rieti - Italy
2012 - "The secret of the movement" - from July 1 to August 30, 2012 - Porto Azzurro - Elba Island - Livorno - Italy
2012 - "Bremen workshop" - 15 to 17 October 2012 - School at Halmerweeg - Bremen - Germany
2013 - "The secret of the movement" - from February 16 to March 24, 2013 - Macro Museum - Testaccio - Department of Cultural policies of the Municipality of Rome - Rome - Italy ( with workshop )
2013 - "Circus" from April 7 to 21, 2013 - Sala Santa Rita - Department of Cultural policies of the Municipality of Rome - Rome - Italy (video)
2013 - "Automata in Val di Fiemme": 1 to July 4, 2013 - Pala Fiemme - Cavalese - Trento - Italy ( with workshop ) (video)
2013 - "Istanbul workshop" - October 23, 2013 - Montessori School Istanbul - Istanbul - Turkey (video)
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