La fabbrica della bellezza. La manifattura Ginori e il suo popolo di statue

La fabbrica della bellezza. La manifattura Ginori e il suo popolo di statue

18 June- 1 October 2017
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence
The exhibition displayed the most important sculptures produced during the middle of the Eighteenth century of the Doccia factory, shown along with works from the permanent collection of the museum and compared with the wax, clay and bronze works which served as complete or partial models for the porcelain.

La fabbrica della bellezza. La manifattura Ginori e il suo popolo

La fabbrica della bellezza. La manifattura Ginori e il suo popolo

18 June- 1 October 2017
Biblioteca Ernesto Ragionieri, Sesto Fiorentino
This exhibition presented 21 video portraits made in occasion of the exhibition of  “La fabbrica della bellezza. La manifattura Ginori e il suo popolo di statue”.
Using the faces of the “Richard Ginori people” and that of Lorenzo Ginori Lisci, direct descendant of Carlo Ginori, founder of the Doccia factory, these video portraits tell us about the competence and the pride of the workers who create exquisite porcelain objects for the factory in Sesto Fiorentino, in close connection with the objects preserved in the adjacent Museum of Doccia, closed since May of 2014.

Gio Ponti and the Richard-Ginori

Gio Ponti and the Richard-Ginori

13 December 2015- 29 February 2016
Palazzo Madama, Turin

Third venue for the exhibition “Gio Ponti and the Richard-Ginori: the elegance of modernity”.

Villa Reale di Monza

Villa Reale di Monza

12 April – 7 June 2015
Villa Reale di Monza, Museo del Design, Belvedere

Gio Ponti’s work from the Richard-Ginori factory is exhibited in Monza, where the production of the designer/architect was first shown to an international public in 1923. This exhibition wants to promote the exceptional collection of Gio Ponti’s ceramics from the Doccia Museum, closed to the public since May 2014.

 

Gio Ponti at Museo Marino Marini: an unusual correspondence

Gio Ponti at Museo Marino Marini: an unusual correspondence

June 14th – July 21st 2014
Marino Marini Museum, Florence
This exhibition presented a selection of about fifty pieces among those least known coming from the extensive collection of Gio Ponti ceramics in the Doccia Museum along with a group of around thirty letters written by the architect/designer most of which have never been published. The letters come from the  Doccia archives and include sketches, drawings and instructions for their production. This exhibition was promoted by the Friends of Doccia in collaboration with the Richard Ginori Museum of the Doccia Factory and was sponsored by the Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze, with a contribution also by Richard-Ginori 1735.

Revealed Moulds

Revealed Moulds

5-13 October 2013
Palazzo Corsini, Lungarno Corsini, Firenze

Exhibition in conjunction with the Biennial Antique Show in Florence.
The restoration of the original plaster moulds for the Pietà by Massimiliano Soldani Benzi and their rebirth in Ginori porcelain.

luxury and elegance

luxury and elegance

19 March-23 June 2013
Palazzo Pitti, Museo degli Argenti, Florence
The exhibition aims to celebrate the Doccia manufactory related to the French porcelain production.

The Revival of Italian Maiolica: Ginori and Cantagalli

The Revival of Italian Maiolica: Ginori and Cantagalli

30 September 2011-15 April 2012
Stibbert Museum
The splendor of brilliant glazes, refined pictorial quality, eclectic shapes. The style and harmony which, from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century dazzled visitors to the Universal Expositions in all of Europe. With over one hundred different pieces on display, the famous factories of Ginori and Cantagalli are the focus of this exhibition.