DeRuta.us
Title
Ceramic art - Collectable ceramics
Description
Excerpted from the website:
- Regional Ceramics Museum in Deruta The Regional Ceramics Museum is located in the fourteenth century former Convent of Saint Francis in the old town of Deruta (Largo S.Francesco) that was specially restructured and opened to the public in April 1998. The exhibition and deposit area cover 1700 square m in all. There are 14 exhibition hall on three floors as well as the huge space for the depository. On the ground floor there are three open halls for temporary exhibitions so that visitors can get a glimpse of the Museum’s set-up and decide whether to buy an entrance ticket. From this area one can access the library specialized in history of ceramics, with over 1400 volumes. Beyond the reception desk the itinerary begins with a hall devoted to ceramic techniques. This history of ceramics from Deruta can be viewed in the last hall on the ground floor. The rest of the exhibition is upstairs and covers the evolution of majolica from Deruta until the early twentieth century. The Renaissance is exalted with polished display plates bearing the coats of arms of nobility or portraits of beautiful Renaissance women, as well as many other objects both from the Renaissance and the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. There are some thematic areas too. Such as the flooring section, the votive plate section, and a reconstructions of an old pharmacy. Special attention is given to collectors’ items on the second floor, where the “Magnini Collection” can also be admired. The early-century showcases blend harmoniously with the extraordinary vaulted ceiling. The sections of ceramics, and not only From Deruta, attest both to the phenomenon of local collections in the early century and to the clever acquisition policy followed since the 80s. A four-floor metallic tower is reserved as a deposit, and can also be visited. The large quantity of objects that are worth viewing is set up as an exhibition-deposit, in a great space full of shelves were - just like in a library or archive - one can look at things in general or go along the shelves, stopping to take notes and work on one’s own research. There are work spaces available or researchers. In all, the Museum has over 7,000 works of art. .
Languages
English
Address
- via del mazzacottoDeruta, Italia/Perugia 06053
Contact
- Nicola Boccini
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- +39.075.97.23.83
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