The poetic representation of the world of Italian high craftsmanship Created for the 25 years of activity of the Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte thanks to the expertise of Rose Barni, one of the most important hybridizers in the world, and in particular to the care of Beatrice Barni (appointed in 2018 MAM-Maestro d’Arte e […]

Pathways to Excellence. At the start the “mini-master” for future trainees The successful “Mini Master” of Fondazione Cologni, with the collaboration of prestigious universities and art schools in Milan, has been renewed for the fifth consecutive year. In November the online lessons will start for the students who won the call for proposals of “Una […]

Murano art, history and contemporary names The Carlo Rizzarda Gallery in Feltre received as a gift, in 2018, the collection of glass of the Venetian twentieth century, and not only, collected with passion and attention by Carla Nasci and Ferruccio Franzoia, presented last July and now accompanied by a detailed catalog. In the three rooms […]

The magnificent work returned to its maximum splendor The restoration of Michelangelo’s Pietà (Bandini), which began in 2019 and ended in September 2021, has restored the intensity of the work, the third after the Vatican and the Rondanini, which depicts the mourning of Christ. The lifeless body is supported by Mary and Magdalene who express […]

The new book by Ugo La Pietra Terre. Artigianato artistico italiano nella ceramica contemporanea is the latest research by Ugo La Pietra, an authoritative figure of artist, scholar and promoter of applied arts in Italy. The book proposes a fascinating journey through Italian artistic ceramics: a know-how spread throughout the country with types, techniques, materials, […]

An incredible collection of works from antiquity to the nineteenth century The Museum has a large collection of ivory works from antiquity to the nineteenth century, made by Italian, European and Oriental craftsmen. The ivories belonged to the Florentine grand-ducal collections or come from nineteenth-century purchases, but most of them were donated by the antique […]

100 years of Florentine ceramic excellence The Vittoriano Bitossi Foundation inaugurated the new archives exhibition space at its headquarters in Montelupo. The Archivio Museo Bitossi is the result of the musealization of the industrial archives of Bitossi – Florentine ceramic excellence that this year celebrates the centenary of its history made of artisan research, innovation […]

New announcement online. More than 250 internships in the workshop The project “Una Scuola, un Lavoro. Percorsi di Eccellenza” (One School, One Job. Pathways to Excellence), conceived and supported by the Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte of Milan, has been promoting the employment of young talents in the world of high-level know-how since 2012. Once […]

Do you want to help Victor Fotso Nyie to continue to produce beautiful ceramics and create value for our territory? Support his activity and help to preserve the artistic crafts and the tradition of ceramics in the Faenza area. At a time of serious crisis for the artisan sector, the Fondazione Cologni is acting as […]

The young ceramist from Cameroon wins the Fondazione Cologni competition Thanks to the votes obtained by Wellmade’s community, Victor, a young ceramist from Cameroon, Faenza by adoption, will be able to participate in the fundraising on the platform www.retedeldono.it, to raise € 5,000 and realize his project: to buy a high-temperature kiln and raw materials, […]

Three of the items from the Feed Me with Domestic Stuff collection in flight to New York City The Made in Cloister Foundation is pleased to announce that three of the objects from Diego Cibelli’s Feed Me with Domestic Stuff collection, on display at the Foundation’s headquarters in the LAB.Oratorio space, have been acquired by […]

In the historical center of Verona, in Piazza Erbe, the seventeenth-century residence of Scipione Maffei, which houses the collection of the Carlon family, was opened to the public in February 2020 and can now be visited. An unusual, refined and captivating itinerary unites works and objects of medieval and renaissance art up to the 20th […]

The new headquarters of the Museo Nazionale Collezione Salce, Italy’s most important collection of graphic advertising posters, has been inaugurated in the former medieval church of Santa Margherita in Treviso. This will make it possible to display more easily the almost 50,000 pieces donated in 1962 by the Treviso collector Ferdinando (Nando) Salce, who began […]

A table top, made of semi-precious stone commesso, depicting a Tuscan landscape with an owl and various birds (Civetta e uccelli in un paesaggio) was donated to the Museo dell’Opificio (2020) by Marchesa Donella Torrigiani Torelli. The precious artifact, referable to the passion of Grand Duke Ferdinando II (1621-1670) de’ Medici for the manufacture of […]

Now it’s up to the public to vote for the winner On June 7, the names of the 10 finalists of the Artigiano del Cuore (Artisan of the Heart) contest, organized by Wellmade – The community of well-made lovers, were announced. Artigiano del Cuore is a digital contest promoted by Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte, […]

Here are the 20 young people who won the 2020/2021 announcement The stories of the trainees of the project Una Scuola, un Lavoro. Percorsi di Eccellenza (One School, One Job. Paths of Excellence), promoted and supported by Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte, now in its tenth year, has so far put more than 250 young […]

In Castellammare di Stabia, objects of daily life of the luxurious Roman villas of otium or rustic dwellings Reopens, after the forced closure, the Archaeological Museum of Stabiae opened in September 2020. The structure is named after Libero D’Orsi(1888-1977), a passionate scholar of the Stabian villas and the finds of the territory. The museum is […]

Masterpieces in wax, terracotta and plaster that return to their ancient splendor In anticipation of the forthcoming reopening of the Museo Ginori a fundraiser, promoted by “Artigianato e Palazzo”, the Association “Amici di Doccia”, the Regional Directorate of Museums of Tuscany and the Region of Tuscany, restored 44 models in wax, terracotta and plaster, kept […]

A special exhibition, scheduled from September 5 to 10, on the occasion of the long-awaited Salone del Mobile 2021 On the occasion of the next edition of the Salone del Mobile, 5-10 September 2021, the Association DcomeDesign will create an exhibition with the participation of designers, artists, artists who want to try their hand at […]

The new function of the app dedicated to high Italian craftsmanship Wellmade is a digital project of Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte (www.well-made.it): the platform allows you to discover the best artisans in Italy, learn about their work and review their products and services. The goal is to develop the community of lovers of well-made […]