Events
It is now possible to make reservations to see this great event on excellence in European craftsmanship.: Homo Faber. Crafting a more human future, an initiative realized by the Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship in collaboration with the Cologni Foundation for the Mestieri d’Arte, the Giorgio Cini Foundation, the Triennale di Milano Design Museum and Fondation Bettencourt Schueller, with the specific aim of promoting and spreading the word about the work of the talented artisans who with enthusiasm, competence and dedication are attempting to revive a European renaissance of the applied arts. A cultural event of international importance that aims to show the best of contemporary and traditional metiers d’art, and their connection to the world of design. A journey to discover the great skill of these artisans through live demonstrations, but also with the help of the most sophisticated virtual-reality technology. A unique opportunity to listen to the opinions and experiences of craftsmen, by participating in a program of conferences and meetings on the theme of creativity and craftsmanship. Homo Faber avails itself of the collaboration of important, renown curators. These include: Michele De Lucchi, Silvana Annicchiarico, India Mahdavi, Judith Clark, Jean Blanchaert and Stefano Micelli, who - coordinated by Alberto Cavalli - will bring extraordinary creativity and energy to the exhibition. For reservations: www.homofaberevent.com
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
