On Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 12:30 PM, the Centro per l’arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci will present to the public and the press Mauro Staccioli’s work Prato 88, newly relocated in the square in front of the institution thanks to the initiative of the Municipality of Prato and the support of the founding members, along with the documentary exhibition "Re-thinking the Sculpture by Mauro Staccioli", open to the public free of charge until Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
The large sculpture Prato 88 specially created by Mauro Staccioli (Volterra, 1937 - Milan, 2018) on the occasion of the opening of the Pecci Centre in 1988 returns to the city of Prato and characterizes the sculpture park in front of the Centro Pecci. Loved by the citizens and a true symbol of the symbiotic bond between Prato and Contemporary culture, Prato 88 in its new location it once again becomes a point of reference for those entering or leaving Prato.
Re-thinking the Sculpture by Mauro Staccioli
To celebrate the return of the work, Centro Pecci is presenting the exhibition Re-thinking the Sculpture by Mauro Staccioli, on view free of charge in the Sala Incontri until Tuesday, January 6, 2026. The exhibition is organized by the Mauro Staccioli Archive as part of the project “Rete del Contemporaneo in Toscana e arte ambientale diffusa.”
Program
- h 12:30 PM – Official presentation to the press and the public
Institutional remarks by representatives of the Municipality of Prato, Centro Pecci, the Mauro Staccioli Archive, and the Founding Members - Following the presentation – Opening of the exhibition Re-thinking the Sculpture by Mauro Staccioli in the Sala Incontri of Centro Pecci (free admission)
Owned by the Municipality of Prato and the Centro Pecci Association, the sculpture testifies to the commitment made by the Municipality in 2023 to relocate the work. Thanks to a shared effort, the sculture is officially inaugurate and presented to the public in ics new location, thanks to the dialogue that hai taken place in recent years between the Municipality of Prato, the Centro Pecci Association, the Centro per l’arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci, the Staccioli Archive, the Cassa di Risparmio di Prato Foundation, and the founding members of the Centro Pecci Association.