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HDI Museum Visit: “The Ragghianti Foundation”, Lucca, Italy
Even though we are back in New York, we are still thinking about all the fascinating museums and foundations that we had the pleasure of visiting while in Italy. Another must see gem that we wanted to share with you is The Ragghianti Foundation in Lucca, Italy. We were lucky to see the exhibition … Read More
HDI Museum Visit: Museo del Novecento, Milan, Italy – Part 2
We so enjoyed The Museo del Novecento in Milan and we promised a second Musings post on earlier works from their extensive collection of Italian Art and Sculpture. Our last post had more Contemporary works (you can click here to go back to see Part 1) and some of the best Milano views. Don’t miss t… Read More
HDI Museum Visit: Galleria d’Arte Moderna Ricci Oddi, Piacenza, Italy
We absolutely adored the Galleria d’arte moderna Ricci Oddi (Ricci Oddi Gallery of Modern Art) in the charming town of Piacenza. The museum, founded by the art collector Giuseppe Ricci Oddi (1868 – 1936) shows his collection of paintings and sculpture spanning 200 years. The mus… Read More
HDI Museum Visit: Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro, Milan, Italy
Another wonderful museum to visit is the Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro, also in Milan, Italy. The foundation was established in 1995 and was created to be a place of study and debate over the major issues and greatest contemporary avant-garde figures, and to act as a real cultural center, offering ex… Read More
HDI Museum Visit: Fondazione Piero Portaluppi, Milan, Italy
Another fun outing in Milan was the fascinating Fondazione Piero Portaluppi. Portaluppi was a Milanese architect, who was active from the 1910s to ’60s, Piero Portaluppi designed the Italian Pavilion for the Universal Exposition in 1929. After World War I, he went on to restore several of M… Read More
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