On the northern side of King Astolfo Square there is a building which is remarkably interesting for its environmental impact, even if its construction is relatively recent. The plant “Il Truciolo” begun in 1902 was the seat of the Loria manufacture ( owned by the father of the writer Arturo Loria), a company dealing with the processing and packaging of straw hats.
It is a remarkable example of industrial architecture, among the very few survived in Carpi. During the First Wold War the building was temporarily used as refuge for prisoners and then transformed into a school, and it would remain that for all the XX century. Since 2007, after a new spaces arrangement, it is seat of the multimedia Library Arturo Loria.
Visiting hours:
Monday 15-20, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 9-20. Sunday closed
