MUG2 is proud to present and host the fourth appointment of the photographic competition Re-shooting Massa, a precious story for the City of Massa proposed to the public through the attentive and proactive gaze of young promises in photography.

An opportunity to narrate the Apuan territory entrusted to the group of students from the E. Barsanti Institute in Massa.

Opened on October 13, 2025 with great anticipation from students and visitors at the Maremonti Shopping Center in Massa, the photographic competition, sponsored by the Municipality of Massa, was conceived and managed by the students of class 3° B of the Tourism course at IIS 'E. Barsanti'.

Until November 23, residents and non-residents in the Municipality of Massa, students up to 14 years old and students over 14 years old could participate by sending a photograph taken in the Massa area to the Institute to compete for the prize in each section.

The received images were published, according to regulations, on dedicated social media pages. The 40 most voted photographs by the public, 10 for each of the four categories in competition, were subsequently judged by a technical jury, chaired by Prof. Ferdinando Vannucci, Vice Principal of the Institute.

The jury included the delegate of the Provincial Education Office of Massa-Carrara, Prof. Vincenzo Genovese, the Mayor of Massa, Francesco Persiani, the provincial councilor Alfredo Camera, the Deputy Mayor Andrea Cella, the Councilor for Culture Monica Bertoneri, the Councilor for Tourism Giorgia Garau, the photographers Alessandro Colle, Paola Nizza and Joele Serra Nicodemi, the founder of the social page Massa in postcard, Andrea Marchini, as well as a student representation composed of Cesare Belluzzi, Anna Baldini and Mattia Manucci.The jury met on January 8th and expressed their opinion, decreeing the 4 winners.

The scheduled event, open to all citizens, tourists, and curious individuals, is the public award ceremony, set for January 16, 2025 at 3:30 pm at the Council Hall of the Municipality of Massa.

On this occasion, the names of the winners will be announced, who will receive the prizes and official congratulations from the jury. Following this, the grand final exhibition of the competition will be inaugurated - at the prestigious spaces of MUG 2 (Museo Ugo Guidi 2). An exceptional exhibition space with a valuable museum setup curated by the Director of MUG2, Clara Mallegni, where the collection of photographs, in dialogue with the works of the master Ugo Guidi, will be presented to the public in a valuable exhibition, made possible thanks to the generous hospitality of Vittorio Guidi, son of the sculptor and painter Maestro Ugo Guidi.