MACC – Museo Arte Ceramica Contemporanea

About the museum

The museum is housed in Palazzo Malizia, on the main square of Torgiano, and brings together two collections devoted to contemporary art ceramics. It arose from the idea of linking art to the territory and to wine: in 1996, on the occasion of the vino novello (young wine) festival, the ceramicist Nino Caruso, together with the municipal administration, launched the Vaselle d’autore project.

Each year Italian and foreign artists are invited to reinterpret the vasella, the traditional Umbrian wine jug, and the works are presented in November on the occasion of the new wine. Over time the collection has grown to include about 150 pieces by dozens of artists, among them Betty Woodman, Piero Dorazio, Carla Accardi, Achille Perilli, Joe Tilson and Bruno Ceccobelli; the project, coordinated by Caruso, continued until 2017.

The second collection is the Nino Caruso collection, donated to the Comune di Torgiano: about sixty ceramic sculptures made from the 1950s onwards, grouped in series such as the Opere arcaiche, the stele, the columns and portals, Africa Africa and the Mitovasi, with references to Etruscan, Greek and African art.

Highlights

• Vaselle d’autore collection with about 150 works
• Ceramic sculptures by Nino Caruso from the 1950s onwards
• Series of the Mitovasi, stele and portals
• Works by Piero Dorazio, Carla Accardi and Bruno Ceccobelli
• Housed in the historic Palazzo Malizia

Permanent exhibitions

• Collezione Nino Caruso – About sixty ceramic sculptures donated by the artist to the Comune di Torgiano, from the Opere arcaiche to the Mitovasi, the stele and the portals.
• Vaselle d’autore – The reinterpretations of the traditional Umbrian wine jug created each year since 1996 by artists invited for the vino novello.

Operated by

Comune di Torgiano

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
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• Accessible restroom: no information
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• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
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The square on which the museum stands can only be reached on foot.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The museum is in the historic centre of Torgiano, in Piazza della Repubblica; access to the square is on foot.

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