Over to the artists: visit to the exhibition DOPPIO SENSO 4. THE INK AND COLOR

Where

Giuliano Briganti Library and Photographic Archive

Saturday 18 April at 16.30

Free guided tour
Reservation required (max 25 people) at: segreteria@santamariadellascala.com

An exclusive opportunity to view and browse the artists' books of DOUBLE MEANING with the curators and some of the exhibiting artists, and discover which great masters of the past inspired them.

The artists' explanation of the works offers the opportunity to discover and understand the creative process behind a book conceived as an 'art-object', whose value lies not only in beauty and aesthetic exploration but in the layering of multiple meanings.

Locations

Giuliano Briganti Library and Photographic Archive

The portion of the museum complex called Palazzo Squarcialupi is the result of the actions of restoration and definition of the spaces that, starting from the mid-14th century, were intended for the reception of women and abandoned children.

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Over to the artists: visit to the exhibition DOPPIO SENSO 4. THE INK AND COLOR

Locations

Giuliano Briganti Library and Photographic Archive

The portion of the museum complex called Palazzo Squarcialupi is the result of the actions of restoration and definition of the spaces that, starting from the mid-14th century, were intended for the reception of women and abandoned children.

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