Events
01/03/2023 - 05/11/2023
The precious reliquary, stolen in 1989, is returning to the Archdiocese of Siena. It was found, along with other valuable 14th-century liturgical objects, thanks to the tenacity of investigators and, after, delicate restoration work, the Vatican Pinacoteca dedicated the exhibition Dalla Spada alla Croce. Il reliquiario di San Galgano restaurato (From the Sword to the Cross. The restored reliquary of St. Galgano) to this important find. The work, made of copper, gilded silver, embossed, chiseled and translucent enamels, cast in the concavities of the low relief, is a masterpiece of Sienese goldsmith's art and depicts episodes from the life of St. Galgano, including the episode of the sword thrust into the rock, an object of town worship and symbol of peace. The reliquary will be visible until Nov. 5, 2023, in the evocative rooms of the so-called "Crypt" of Siena Cathedral, surrounded by 13th-century frescoes that preserve the original color scheme. Opera della Metropolitana, Piazza Duomo, Siena Tel. +39 0577 283048 www.operaduomo.siena.it mail.operaduomo@operaduomo.siena.it
On May 27, 1923, the Salsomaggiore spa complex, designed by Ugo Giusti and decorated by Galileo Chini, whose 150th birth anniversary falls on this day, was inaugurated. It is a grandiose work that reconciles memories of art nouveau, with suggestions of the Viennese secession, with motifs already in Deco taste and oriental enchantments. The exhibition […]
27/05/2023 - 17/09/2023
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In the evocative space of the former Church of Santo Stefano al Ponte, now the Cathedral of the Image, theater of Arte Immersiva, the volume Gioielli a Firenze-Jewels in Florence was presented. Fratelli Peruzzi Archive 1880-1970, edited by Bianca Cappello, published by Livorno-based Sillabe Publishing House. Patient cataloging has returned drawings, plans, notes, photos, and […]
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The Venetian Glass Archive, established in 2012, which is based on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, was recently moved to the recently restored 16th-century Sala Messina, located in the Cypress Cloister next to the exhibition aera “Le Stanze del vetro,” which has been the scene of important exhibitions for years. The Glass Study Center […]
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From May 13 to July 9, 2023, MIDeC International Museum of Ceramic Design, in collaboration with Triennale Milano, presents “The SCI, Italian Ceramic Society at the 1st Biennial Exhibition of International Decorative Arts in Monza, May 1923.” A celebration of an anniversary: at the prestigious venue in Laveno Mombello, in the province of Varese, the […]
13/05/2023 - 09/07/2023
