SanGimignano1300
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SanGimignano1300 is an artistic and historical museum located in the old City of San Gimignano
. The Museum was inaugurated in February 2010.
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and its routes of pilgrimage during the Middle Ages exhibition room introduce the large reproduction 1:100 scale of the city of San Gimignano during the XIV century, entirely hand-made in ceramic
by Michelangelo and Raffaello Rubino. Several deepening and details of the city and rural life, as well as descriptions about the various arts and professions of the time are represented in the other galleries.
The Museum SanGimignano1300 pays tribute to the painter Memmo di Filipuccio with two installations presenting the revisit of his work. Filippuccio depicted an accurate and detailed image of the independent and unconventional society of the city during the beginning of the XIV century.
The museum's historical and educational itinerary includes paintings by Enrico Guerrini presenting a number of important moments in the history of San Gimignano from Etruscan times up to modern days.
Commission for the elevated and qualified formative value of its educational proposals “History, Art, and Tradition”.
San Gimignano
San Gimignano is a small walled medieval hill town in the province of Siena, Tuscany, north-central Italy. It is mainly famous for its medieval architecture, especially its towers, which may be seen from several kilometres outside the town....
. The Museum was inaugurated in February 2010.
Location
The exhibition halls and galleries expend over the restored ground floor of two antique buildings: Palazzo Gamucci (which later become the Sisters of Saint Catherine Convent) and Palazzo Ficarelli. The Museum highlights the historical and artistic aspects that concerned the city during the Middle AgesMiddle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
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Galleries
The museum presents 10 main galleries. The Via FrancigenaVia Francigena
The Via Francigena is an ancient road between Rome and Canterbury, passing through England, France, Switzerland and Italy. In mediaeval times it was an important road and pilgrimage route...
and its routes of pilgrimage during the Middle Ages exhibition room introduce the large reproduction 1:100 scale of the city of San Gimignano during the XIV century, entirely hand-made in ceramic
Ceramic
A ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling. Ceramic materials may have a crystalline or partly crystalline structure, or may be amorphous...
by Michelangelo and Raffaello Rubino. Several deepening and details of the city and rural life, as well as descriptions about the various arts and professions of the time are represented in the other galleries.
The Museum SanGimignano1300 pays tribute to the painter Memmo di Filipuccio with two installations presenting the revisit of his work. Filippuccio depicted an accurate and detailed image of the independent and unconventional society of the city during the beginning of the XIV century.
The museum's historical and educational itinerary includes paintings by Enrico Guerrini presenting a number of important moments in the history of San Gimignano from Etruscan times up to modern days.
Acknowledgements
In 2011 the museum was awarded with the patronage of the National Italian UNESCOUNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
Commission for the elevated and qualified formative value of its educational proposals “History, Art, and Tradition”.
See also
- San GimignanoSan GimignanoSan Gimignano is a small walled medieval hill town in the province of Siena, Tuscany, north-central Italy. It is mainly famous for its medieval architecture, especially its towers, which may be seen from several kilometres outside the town....
- Middle AgesMiddle AgesThe Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
- List of museums in Italy
- World Heritage SiteWorld Heritage SiteA UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...
- UNESCOUNESCOThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...