Ginori Museum in Sesto Fiorentino, enhancement agreement signed

The enhancement agreement for the Richard Ginori Museum of the Doccia Factory in Sesto Fiorentino, purchased last Nov. 27 by the state for the sum of 700,000 euros, has been signed. This was the next step in the acquisition of the museum, which became part of the state’s heritage. The museum, inaugurated in 1965 and since then always managed by the Ginori company until its closure in 2013, documents three centuries of Italian and European porcelain history, with works of primary importance (such as Florentine Baroque porcelain or Giò Ponti’s collection from the 1920s), and an archival and book heritage documenting the entire history of the factory and its link with the territory.

The agreement between the state, the region of Tuscany and the municipality of Sesto Fiorentino aims to foster effective management of the museum and its integration with state-owned cultural venues in the region. Still, the agreement provides for the establishment of a Participation Foundation open to private individuals who would like to participate in protection and enhancement activities. The document was signed by Carla Di Francesco (secretary general of MiBACT), Monica Barni (vice president of the Tuscany Region) and Lorenzo Falchi (mayor of Sesto Fiorentino). Also present at the signing, which took place at the ministry’s headquarters in Rome, were Antonio Lampis (director general of museums) and Stefano Casciu (director of the museum pole of Tuscany).

Ginori Museum in Sesto Fiorentino, enhancement agreement signed

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