The restorers of the Opificio delle Pietre Dure of Florence have restored the portrait of the supreme poet by Andrea del Castagno (1421-1475) to its original color, removing sediments and pictorial retouches that had darkened the colors. An unprecedented image emerged with that brilliance that is proper to mural painting. Moreover, Dante’s face has more […]

Online workshop for Sardinian artisans and craft enterprises ArtiJanus/ArtiJanas is the experimental project of design and craft culture promoted and supported by the Fondazione di Sardegna together with Triennale Milano and with the collaboration of Fondazione Cologni. The seminars and workshops for innovation and markets, developed by Fondazione Cologni, will involve Sardinian artisans and artisan […]

A cultural program to bring young people closer to museums The ratification of the Faro Convention opens a new phase for culture and turns the spotlight on young people called to actively participate in the protection of artistic heritage. Culture Action is a cultural program conceived and designed by the young people of the Poldi […]

The history of Superstudio Più in via Tortona, the first multicultural hub of Milan The long-awaited book that traces the birth of Milan’s first multicultural hub, Superstudio Più in via Tortona, and of the city’s most important event, the Design Week, which started right here, is now out. The book 2000/2020 Design Super Show by […]

The new digital showcase for artisans Emporio Mida, a permanent digital showcase dedicated to exhibitors, is active on the Mida platform. A tool to promote and sell craftsmanship 365 days a year, designed to meet the needs of artisans in the context of the international market. With Emporio Mida, users will be able to view […]

A video, detailed but also agile, illustrates the history of the ceramic collection of the Lungarotti Foundation, primary nucleus of the Museum of Wine (MUVIT), inaugurated in 1974. The project was started in the sixties in order to contextualize the Umbrian wine history through ceramic containers, in a reciprocal dialogue between the product of the […]

Theater, music and costumes at the Medici court The essay published in 1859 by Aby Warburg, I costumi teatrali per gli intermezzi del 1589 (Theatrical costumes for the intermezzos of 1589), for the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the reform of opera in music in Florence, has been re-published by Electa, which acquired (2020) […]

In the Villa Torrigiani in Florence, where fashion was born thanks to the fashion show organized by Giovanni Battista Giorgini, an international press conference and the preview of the first biography dedicated to the father of Made in Italy At 2 p.m. on February 12, 2021, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the […]

Cremona is music is the new project of the City of Cremona born within the actions of tourism promotion that aims to develop and expand the effects of the campaign #inLombardiaComeMe, created by the Lombardy Region. The City of Cremona has chosen to decline the regional action I’d like you to hear it like me. […]

On December 15, 2020, the Museum of Jewelry in Vicenza officially became a permanent museum dedicated to Made in Italy jewelry, launching online the preview of the new edition. The goal is to continue the diffusion of the culture and values of Italian jewelry, enhancing the territories and companies and keeping alive the bond with […]

A research conducted on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the death of Raffaello Sanzio (celebrated in 2020) has made it possible to find a correspondence between the watermarks used by the Urbino master and the historical ones from Fabriano. This is the confirmation that, besides Michelangelo, ascertained user of the Fabriano paper with […]

A film, detailed but also agile, illustrates the history of the ceramic collection of the Lungarotti Foundation, primary nucleus of the Museum of Wine (MUVIT), inaugurated in 1974. The project was started in the sixties in order to contextualize the Umbrian wine history through ceramic containers, in a reciprocal dialogue between the product of the […]

The Mosaic School of Spilimbergo and the High School of Pordenone have launched a project of collaboration between the educational sphere and the world of work. The class becomes “a company” with roles that reflect the real ones. The aim of the project is to know the artistic and economic potential of the Friuli Venezia […]

The artist, who has no biographical identity and is commonly referred to as the “Painter of the Papal Procession,” was an excellent ceramist who depicted religious and mythological scenes and episodes from the lives of the Medici pontiffs, Leo X and Clement VII. In full coherence with the figurative principles of the sixteenth century, the […]

Bianco Home Tuscany is a collection of art objects created by Giovanni Bianco, architect and interior designer graduated at the Art Institute of Pisa. Tuscany is one of the Italian territories historically richer than any other in examples of craftsmanship excellence: from glass to ceramics, from silver to porcelain, from jewelry to textiles, Tuscan art […]

On the occasion of the recurrence of 25 years of activity of the Fondazione Cologni, a special volume of the by now historical series “Mestieri d’Arte” is published for Christmas by Marsilio, starting from the image of the logo of the Foundation itself, which has taken as its symbol the famous Saliera by Benvenuto Cellini. […]

The 19th-century stained-glass windows have been carefully restored by the Centro Conservazione e Restauro de La Venaria Reale of Turin to repair the damage caused by time and by the bombing of 1944. Four new stained glass windows were, instead, the object of an international competition, promoted by the Opera della Primaziale Pisana. They are […]

A recent book traces the life, works and civil commitment of Sineo Gemignani (1917-1973) whose training began at the Regio Istituto d’Arte di Porta Romana in Florence, a school for artistic and artisan training. Later he became a teacher at the Art Institute of Florence, Siena and Pisa. From a young age, he was a […]

He was an artist endowed with great sensitivity who moulded ceramics, but also wood and bronze, into works intriguing for their figurative beauty, for the tactile sensation of the material. His works invite to reflect on the human condition, in the search of balance and harmony, giving life to an emotional involvement. Soravia had learned […]

Homo Faber Guide is a digital guide to discover artisans, manufactures, museums, galleries and experiences related to the world of European high craftsmanship. The project has been developed in collaboration with the international network of partners of the Michelangelo Foundation, who contribute with their knowledge of the territory and recommend, evaluate and promote the subjects […]