Most of the pottery known as Tuscan pottery or Florentine pottery is actually made in Montelupo Fiorentino, one of the most important ceramic centres in Italy during the Renaissance and immediately after.

Considered for a very long time a minor pottery production centre, the role played by Montelupo pottery in the history of Italian ceramics was re-defined only a few years ago, thanks to the unexpected discovery of an old well full of kiln shards.

Hundreds of ceramic pieces from the Renaissance were found in the excavations thanks to the hard work of an association of volunteers. Now they are the core of the Tuscan pottery collection housed in a newly renovated Museum of Ceramics.

What makes the Museum so definitely worth a visit is the uniqueness of its large collection of ceramic works. Most of the 5,500 pieces belonging to the collection come from the excavations made in the area of Montelupo in the last 33 years. They provide an extraordinary opportunity to travel back in time through five centuries in the history of one of the most important ceramic centres in Europe.

More about Tuscan pottery Museum at www.thatsarte.com/blog/highlights/tuscan-pottery-museum-montelupo-ceramics/

Montelupo Museum of Ceramics
Tue/Sun: 10.00/18.00
Tel. 0039 0571 51352
info@museomontelupo.it

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Located in a renovated department store in Centre City Charlotte, this museum is one of the few in the country to focus on contemporary craft.

From glass, to ceramics, fibre, wood and metal, all the stars (and those up and comers) in the craft world are exhibited here.

The museum traces the history of craft from the 19th Century to today's modern industrial design.

Don't forget that the entry ticket can be used for free entry to the Mint Museum of Art.

Admission is free on Tuesday from 10am-2pm and the third Thursday of the month from 5-8pm.

Mint Museum of Craft and Design
220 North Tryon Street
(2 blocks North of the Square)
Charlotte, NC 28202
Tel: 1-704 337 2000

www.mintmuseum.org

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