Events
Again this year, FAI – Fondo Ambiente Italiano (Italian National Trust) will be presenting "ManualMente", which in 2015 is dedicated to the "Precious Crafts" of goldsmithing and the crafting of jewellery with semi-precious stones. For the occasion, Villa Necchi Campiglio will host an exhibition dedicated to the finest creations of master jeweller Alfredo Ravasco (Genoa 1873 - Ghiffa 1958). Among the pieces shown, there will be numerous triptychs, including the precious Triptych in lapis lazuli and coral. On the same days, the Villa’s tennis court will hold the now customary Christmas market, where it will be possible to admire and buy the jewellery and objects on display. For more information, click here
An exhibition celebrating the prestigious milestone reached by the Murano glassworks Nason Moretti, which was started in 1923, is underway at the Murano Glass Museum. Since its inception, the furnace turned special attention to glass for the table, characterized by intense colors. Glassware, which became icons of 20th-century glass art, is presented, such as the […]
18/05/2023 - 06/01/2024
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The Ginori Museum, which as of 2019 is part of the “Fondazione Museo Archivio Richard Ginori della Manifattura di Doccia,” is still closed to the public, but can be seen online, (museoginori.org), because it “already has so many stories to tell,” not only as a place that preserves a vast artistic and archival heritage, but […]
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The rose window, the upper part of the large four-light window in the Chapel of Santa Croce, in the Bolognese basilica was made between 1464 and 1466. The preparatory cartoons were made by the painter Michele di Matteo and the stained-glass window executed by the master glassmaker and German Dominican friar Jacob Griesigner, later to […]
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“La Grande Bellezza – The Dream Factory”, progetto di mecenatismo contemporaneo per l’alto artigianato artistico, promosso da Starhotels in collaborazione con Fondazione Cologni, OMA-Osservatorio dei Mestieri d’Arte e Gruppo Editoriale, dopo il grande successo di pubblico ottenuto al Fuorisalone milanese 2023 sarà in mostra al Giardino Corsini (15/17 settembre, Firenze) con un allestimento inedito: il […]
