Villa Pecori Giraldi - Borgo San Lorenzo

Villa Pecori Giraldi
The suggested itinerary starts in Pecori Giraldi Palace. Constructed on the site of an ancient Giraldi property, in 1748 it passed into the hands of Count Pecori who gave the property both his name and the former owner’s. In 1979, the family donated the building to the town of Borgo San Lorenzo.
The façade is in Renaissance style, while the interior, including the Chini  Museum which it houses, is proof of the vibrant Art Nouveau style brought to Mugello by the family.
The halls have both geometrical and floral frescoes, and reproductions of Medieval works created by Galileo Chini in the early 20th century. Of important value is the cyclic decoration representing Saint George on the walls of the main hall. Of great interest is the exhibition of ceramic, objects in grès, and rare polychrome glassworks.

Chini Museum
On the upper floor of the prestigious Villa Pecori Giraldi takes place the Chini Museum, the new museum exhibit is curated by the Director Alessandro Cocchieri with the scientific support of the Professor Gilda Farinello Grosso.
The Chini museum presents a permanent collection of masterpieces by the artist Galileo Chini and his family. The museum path starts with rooms hosting masterpieces designed and produced byArte della Ceramica manifactury, following a deep telling dedicated to the artistic genius Galileo Chini. In highlights some ceramic pieces produced by Fornaci San lorenzo and some artistic media.

Tactile path to the CHINI MUSEUM

Innovative project born with the collaboration of the Italian Union of Blind and Visually Impaired in Florence.
A new tactile path that can be used by visually impaired people to promote the knowledge of ceramics processing and the evolution of the Chini Manufacture brand. 

Museo dei Bambini is included in Villa Pecori Giraldi,the little ones can let their imaginations run wild and its visual and sensory labs. 

Info and detail: www.chinimuseo.it

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