In the heart of the village, among alleys and stones steeped in time, stands the Angelo Battelli Theater, a place where art, science, and memory gracefully come together.
Inaugurated on September 26, 1932, replacing the 18th-century “Antimi Clari” hall, it was commissioned by the renowned physicist from Macerata, Angelo Battelli, and built thanks to the local community, with surveyor Dante Giampaoli guiding the project and contributing his own hands and energy.
The hall is shaped like a horseshoe with three tiers of boxes (56 in total) recalling 19th-century theaters with stucco scrolls and decorative ornaments. The ceiling holds a symbolic scene: Macerata Feltria, depicted with its coat of arms, listens to Apollo playing the lyre, surrounded by cherubs, an Art Nouveau fresco painted by Ravaioli, which frames the history of the place with beauty and delicacy.
Over the years, the theater experienced moments of splendor, transformations into a cinema or a ballroom, a slow decline, and finally its closure in 1984. But its story did not end: thanks to careful restoration, it reopened and, since 2001, has once again been a vibrant stage for culture, music, and community life.
Mu.Mont invites you to cross the curtain with open eyes and a curious heart. The Battelli Theater is a space for connection: not just to admire, but to live—where past and present intertwine in a breath of light, voice, and stage.
