Deruta Ceramic Museum

It is introduced by a lecture hall and it describes the various periods of the.

Deruta ceramic museum.

Over the years thanks mainly to the initial work. The regional ceramics museum of deruta is the oldest ceramics museum in italy. Impruneta terracotta and painted ceramics. Other tuscan ceramics sources.

Established in 1898 it has over 6 000 works and is housed in the entirely restored 14th century convent of san francesco. Well arranged museum with an impressive amount of pieces of. You will find some of the most creative and exquisite ceramics non only the classic deruta designs but also redescovered tiffany designs the sardines the api raffaello william morri etc. One of the most valued collections of castelli ceramics is now housed at the winter palace of the hermitage state museum in st.

The entire history of deruta ceramics is well described by more than 6000 pieces showed in the regional museum of ceramics in deruta from the middleage to 800 without forgetting about a numerous group of contemporary pieces of well know artists like abbozzo accardi dorazio mario schifano turato and many more. Se prosegui senza cambiare le impostazioni del tuo browser accetterai di ricevere i cookies dal sito e da terze parti. Inside the museum are kept individual pieces of pottery ceramics of deruta made. Not cheap but reasonable.

Italian deruta pottery by merchant of prato handmade in italy. If in deruta among the zilion ceramic shops you must visit grazia maioliche owned by dr. For an aesthetic enjoyment of the museum as well the exhibition is designed with two levels of observation in mind one focused on individual pieces and. Established in 1898 it displays more than 6000 works and it is housed in the entirely restored 14th century convent of san francesco in the historic centre of the town.

Impruneta has been the source of tuscan terracotta for centuries. Amazing museum where you can find a lot of beautiful artworks as alpinolo magnini s ones great and eclectic artist and author of the deruta ceramic rebirth in the 20th century thanks to the research training and archaeological activity. In recent years the art of painted terracotta has undergone a dramatic revival in impruneta and a significant proportion of the hand painted pottery sold. The regional ceramics museum in deruta is the oldest ceramics museum in italy.

The fratelli mari company was founded in 1932 the year which production started. The museum occupies the ground floor and two upper floors.