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Museo Ginori

The Museo Ginori is still closed, but it already has many stories to tell

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Collection

The collection of the Museo Ginori tells three centuries of the history of taste and collecting and represents a unicum at an international level for its richness and historical continuity. 

Recognized as a complex of exceptional historical-artistic and archival interest, it includes almost 10,000 porcelain and maiolica objects dating from 1737 to 1990, sculptural models, paper documents and drawings, a historic library, a specialized library, and a photo archive.

History

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Three centuries of history of art, work, and territory

Started in 1737 alongside that of the Manifattura di Doccia, the history of the Museo Ginori has always been intertwined with that of the oldest porcelain manufactory still active in Italy.

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    Gaspero Bruschi, Bust of Carlo Ginori, porcelain, circa 1757

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    View of the Manifattura Ginori around 1890, lithograph

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    The first core of the Museo Ginori, in the Meucci room of the villa of Doccia

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    Decorators of the S. Cristoforo factory, circa 1930

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    Strike of the Richard-Ginori workers, 1954

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    The new museum headquarters, inaugurated in 1965

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