Johanna San Inocencio on wed 6 jan 10
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I will be going to Rome and Florence in the spring. Does anyone know of
a ceramic museum anywhere near either of these cities, or a museum that
has an especially excellent collection of ceramic art?
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Johanna
"A man is as free as he chooses to make himself,
never an atom freer."
The Raven, Lillith by George MacDonald
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Marcia Selsor on wed 6 jan 10
Dear Johanna,
Near Florence towards Pisa is Montelupo, a majolica center with a museum =
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with 30,000 pieces. Never been there but have wanted to go. Faenza is a =3D
long day trip from Florence...maybe overnight. but the museum hosts the =
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International shows biannually.
Museum has an amazing collection of historical ceramics and the winners =3D
from the international show for 80 ? years. And you can visit the =3D
home/studio of Carlos Zauli...a contemporary of Voulkas but with a =3D
softer touch. He worked very large. One of his pieces is on the circle =3D
at the train station. The Archeology Museum in San Gimignano has a great =
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majolica collection with a Farmacia installation. And there is a =3D
contemporary Art gallery on the lower end of the main walk way that has =3D
good ceramics. There are also ceramic artists in San Gimi.
The Archeology museum in Volterra has the biggest collection of Etruscan =
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sarcophagi including ceramic ones.
In Florence visit the Bargello , thrird floor is full of Della Robbias. =3D
If you take a day trip to Siena, go to the museum across the street from =
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the duomo, it goes down several stories and has very cool sculpture =3D
..marble mostly. If you get over to Pistoia
I like to visit Ravenna from Faenza , World heritage Site for =3D
Mosaics...4th-5th century.
In Baso de grappa there is also a ceramics museum worth visiting but not =
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near Rome nor Florence. Closer to Venice.
If you want some recommendations for places to stay, contact me =3D
directly.
Marcia Selsor
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> Johanna
> "A man is as free as he chooses to make himself,
> never an atom freer."
> The Raven, Lillith by George MacDonald
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marta matray on wed 6 jan 10
just read marcia's post, and i wanted to say that few years ago while i t=
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ook
a workshop at la meridiana, in tuscany, i traveled to faenza's world famo=
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us
ceramics museum.=3D20=3D20
to get to Faenza from Firenze ( be careful, they sound similar, but two
different cities!) i took a slow train through the most beautiful Apennin=
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e
Mountains. i will never forget that train ride showing me to the most
gorgeous view... it was a local train, no tourists there, only local peo=
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who lived in the mountains.=3D20
if you have a chance, take that train!=3D20=3D20
marta
Marcia Selsor on wed 6 jan 10
oops..didn't finishe that sentence below.
If you are able to visit Pistoia there is a bigger than life size =3D
Giovannu della Robbia.larger that life-size 3-D Virgin and Angel in the =
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Annunciation in a church near the railway station. It is a rare example =3D
of a fully "in the round " sculpture. There are 2 heads/busts in the =3D
Uffizi. Also in Pistoia is a huge freize by the Della Robbias from 1560 =3D
or so...exterior full length of the hospital still in use. It depicts =3D
the 8 Charities.=3D20
Have a great time. A really excellent guide to Ceramics in European =3D
Museums is a book by that name by Australian majolica artist, Alexandra =3D
Copeland.=3D20
Walk around Florence and you'll see lots of Della Robbias on the =3D
exterior of buildings. If you like majolica, San Pietro au Grau...a =3D
short bus trip out of Pisa, has 11th century majolica bowls set into the =
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top of the basilica. The pieces were booty of the famous Pisan Navy =3D
which ruled the waves of the Mediterranean at that time.
Marcia
On Jan 6, 2010, at 3:03 PM, Marcia Selsor wrote:
> Dear Johanna,
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> Near Florence towards Pisa is Montelupo, a majolica center with a =3D
museum with 30,000 pieces. Never been there but have wanted to go. =3D
Faenza is a long day trip from Florence...maybe overnight. but the =3D
museum hosts the International shows biannually.
> Museum has an amazing collection of historical ceramics and the =3D
winners from the international show for 80 ? years. And you can visit =3D
the home/studio of Carlos Zauli...a contemporary of Voulkas but with a =3D
softer touch. He worked very large. One of his pieces is on the circle =3D
at the train station. The Archeology Museum in San Gimignano has a great =
=3D
majolica collection with a Farmacia installation. And there is a =3D
contemporary Art gallery on the lower end of the main walk way that has =3D
good ceramics. There are also ceramic artists in San Gimi.
>=3D20
> The Archeology museum in Volterra has the biggest collection of =3D
Etruscan sarcophagi including ceramic ones.
> In Florence visit the Bargello , thrird floor is full of Della =3D
Robbias. If you take a day trip to Siena, go to the museum across the =3D
street from the duomo, it goes down several stories and has very cool =3D
sculpture ..marble mostly. If you get over to Pistoia
>=3D20
> I like to visit Ravenna from Faenza , World heritage Site for =3D
Mosaics...4th-5th century.
> In Baso de grappa there is also a ceramics museum worth visiting but =3D
not near Rome nor Florence. Closer to Venice.
> If you want some recommendations for places to stay, contact me =3D
directly.
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> Marcia Selsor
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>> --
>> Johanna
>> "A man is as free as he chooses to make himself,
>> never an atom freer."
>> The Raven, Lillith by George MacDonald
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Jenny Lewis on thu 7 jan 10
Hi Johanna
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Rome and Florence - two of my favourite cities. There is so much to see =
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in both places that I'm sure you realise that you can't do it all. You =3D
really can't - I've tried, and I know!
In Florence: don't miss the Uffizi and the Accademia (home of =3D
Michelangelo's David) and try to book in advance (online) for both of =3D
these. You have to pay a it more but it is definitely worth it, to =3D
avoid lining up for hours.
The Bargello is wonderful. They have a whole room full of historic =3D
Maiolica and a whole room full of Della Robbias, among all the other =3D
amazing things.
Behind the Palazzo Pitti are the Boboli Gardens. Climb up to the top, =3D
for the small but interesting Porcelain Museum, which has the bonus of =3D
fantastic views from being high up.
Also good to visit is the Archeology museum, not one of the main ports =3D
of call for tourists, but well worth seeing. When I went part of it was =
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closed for restoration - actually, just about everywhere in Italy is =3D
always partly or fully closed for restoration, I've never seen so much =3D
scaffolding in my life! However, I saw the ancient Greek and Egyptian =3D
galleries, plus a special exhibition on pots and utensils for food in =3D
the ancient world. That was interesting, but I think it was a temporary =
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show. However, I'm sure there will be something else to see.
Day trips from Florence: Pisa is easy to do by train, it takes about an =
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hour. It is an interesting city which everyone goes to for the famous =3D
tower. There is more to Pisa than that! I spent a few days there and =3D
enjoyed wandering around the side streets and seeing other areas. It =3D
loses out by being Florence's less glamorous sibling, but it has its own =
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slightly scruffy charm and interest, and some fantastic restaurants. =3D
Just wander off the main drag and look for somewhere to eat that doesn't =
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seem too touristy - yum.
A day trip to Lucca is also worth while, also about an hour by train. =3D
It has huge ancient walls around the city, no traffic within the walls =3D
other than bicycles, beautiful old buildings, main piazza is oval as it =3D
is on the site of the old Roman amphitheatre. It's gorgeous.
Rome - I was there last summer for a week which just isn't enough time! =
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The Vatican is a whole day's footwork, but oh my word it is WORTH IT!!! =
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Definitely book in advance online. The day I went the queue must have =3D
been more than a mile long, not exaggerating. The museums are full of =3D
fantastic treasures, and of course Michelangelo's ceiling is beyond =3D
words. You have to set your brain into the right mode, and try to =3D
ignore the fact that you are squished into crowds and crowds of people. =
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Along the sides of the Sistine Chapel are benches against the wall, so =3D
try to nab a place (might need to wait for someone to leave) and then =3D
you can sit and gaze.
Saint Peter's has hugely long queues all the time, but we went one day =3D
at about 5 or 5.30 pm, not that many people going in and it was possible =
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to gaze at Michelangelo's Pieta in relative comfort.
If you are interested in mosaics - try to get a book from the library =3D
called Cosmatesque Ornament, can't remember the author's name but it =3D
will probably appear on Amazon. The Cosmati family in the 12th or 13th =3D
century started making geometric patterned floors for churches, most of =3D
them in Rome, but the Cathedrals in Pisa and Florence also have them. =3D
There were several other families doing them as well, but the group were =
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known as Cosmati, after the guys who started it all. I was on a floor =3D
hunt in Rome, managed to see 5 (two of them in the Vatican) out of about =
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80! I definitely have to go back.
Day trip from Rome - the gardens at the Villa d'Este, Tivoli. A =3D
thousand or so fountains, some gorgeous mosaics here and there, =3D
definitely worth a visit. They have quite a good cafe as well.
I could go on for hours, but I'll stop for the moment! Let me know if =3D
you have any questions and I'll try to answer if poss.
Jenny Lewis
in the UK
which is temporarily closed, not for restoration, but because we have =3D
had snow
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