Events07/12/2023 - 08/09/2024
The exhibition Pulcherrima Testimonia. Hidden Treasures in the Archdiocese of Florence is set up in the complex of the Basilica of San Lorenzo (Donatello Hall). It presents a wide selection of more than 200 works that are part of the artistic heritage of the Florentine diocese. The exhibition is the final result of a long (2000-2019) and complex work of inventorying 271,000 computerized records, funded by the Fondazione CR Firenze, for the enhancement and protection of little-known and often unpublished works. Some of refined patronage, others of popular simplicity such as votive offerings and sacred furnishings, from churches and country parishes or even from domestic settings, expressing feelings of devotion. The exhibition is divided into three sections: the life of Jesus Christ, the life of Mary, and the figures of the saints as witnesses to the Gospels. One section is devoted to works recovered by the Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage. There are works made with various materials and techniques, testifying to the refinement of artisans and decorators, such as a copper cross from the 13th century, an imposing Crucifix in semiprecious stones and chalcedony, an ivory pyx from the Norman period, and a chalice from the 1300s. Edifir Catalog - Florence Editions. Basilica di San Lorenzo, Firenze www.sanlorenzofirenze.it +39 055 214042 info@operamedicealaurenziana.org
On the occasion of the 2024 edition of Salone del Mobile, Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte is pleased to present the eighth edition of “Doppia Firma. A dialogue between design and artisanal excellence” a project developed with Living, the interiors, design and lifestyle magazine of Corriere della Sera, under the patronage of the Michelangelo Foundation […]
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Milan hosted the first Made in Italy Festival: the new Eccellenza Artigiana initiative that connects students with the opportunities offered by the Italian economy of “high quality savoir-faire”. Fondazione Cologni has been an institutional partner of the event and presented to the young audience the project of training internships “Una Scuola, un Lavoro. Percorsi di […]
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Nominations for the Starhotels Award, now in its third edition, closed on Friday, March 22, 2024. The chosen theme, “Souvenir of the Grand Tour”, has aroused great interest in the artisan world: many nominations were received from all over Italy, with very different types and often highly original interpretations. After screening by the prestigious Jury […]
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Composer Gustav Mahler said that tradition “is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.” An image that seems to fit Naples perfectly: not only because of its relationship with a tradition so famous that it has become iconic, but also because of the vital substratum that pulses beneath the heart of this […]
