Museo Artistico Industriale «Filippo Palizzi»
Historic museum of applied arts in the seat of the Istituto d'arte Palizzi in Pizzofalcone, with about 6,000 ceramics and archaeological, Egyptian and textile collections.
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About the museum
The Museo Artistico Industriale was founded by Prince Gaetano Filangieri and opened on 7 February 1882, by decree of the Minister of Public Instruction Francesco De Sanctis, as a teaching resource for the applied arts, such as goldsmithing, cabinetmaking, ceramics and metalworking. Domenico Morelli, Filippo Palizzi and Giovanni Tesorone collaborated in its creation.
In 1889 the museum moved to the former college of the Bourbon Navy; in 1899 Domenico Morelli and Guglielmo Raimondi decorated the façade with majolica tiles in neo-Renaissance style, which were damaged during the war in 1943. After many decades of closure the museum returned to the city in 1986, thanks above all to Enrico Trombino, who catalogued about 7,000 works.
The collections consist mainly of ceramics (about 6,000 pieces), works by Filippo Palizzi, archaeological finds from Magna Graecia, Egyptian and Coptic objects, Islamic tiles, Chinese and Japanese objects, a bronze by Vincenzo Gemito and Salviati glass from Venice.
Highlights
- About 6,000 ceramics in various sections
- Room dedicated to Filippo Palizzi with preparatory drawings
- Magna Graecia finds from Cumae, Teano, Bari and Brindisi
- Egyptian objects and textiles of Coptic tradition
- Islamic tiles and objects from the Far East
- Façade decorated with neo-Renaissance majolica
Permanent exhibition
- Collezioni del Museo Artistico Industriale – Ceramics, works by Filippo Palizzi, archaeological finds, Egyptian and Coptic objects, Islamic tiles and glass in the rooms of the historic museum.
- Founded
- 1882
- Operated by
- Istituto Statale d'Arte «Filippo Palizzi»
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Admission is free.
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