The Terre Nuove Museum is located in the city of San Giovanni Valdarno, near Florence. The name “Terre Nuove” derives from the phenomenon of discovery and enrichment of Tuscany during the Late Middle Ages. In fact, the inhabitants of the city purchased plots of land and built their homes there to extend their control over the territory. The Museum is located inside the Palazzo di San Giovanni, which is also of medieval origin. The Palace of San Giovanni, like all the palaces of the newly founded centres, was built with precise political and control purposes between the end of the 1200s and the beginning of the 1300s. The Museum houses a rich collection which traces the history of medieval Tuscany from urban and artistic point of view. Today the Museum is very active in teaching and offers workshops and guided tours for families and schools. In fact, the Museum has recently promoted video lessons with the aim of introducing children and young people to the history and art of the Valdarno area.