Florence, awarded the Opificio delle Pietre Dure the Restoration Prize.

As part of the opening ceremony of the 30th anniversary of Crafts and Palace at Palazzo Corsini in Florence, the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze decided to award the Restoration Prize to theOpificio delle Pietre Dure. The prize is a sculpture made in scagliola by the Bianco Bianchi workshop, celebrating sixty years of activity, and is intended as a tribute to an exclusive technique that is still worked in Florence, with new applications where the past is expressed through contemporary materials and languages.

“By awarding the Opificio delle Pietre Dure,” said Fondazione CR Firenze Vice President Maria Oliva Scaramuzzi, “we strengthen the link with this prestigious institution for which, in 2017, we established a specific instrumental foundation, contributing concretely to the enhancement and development of Heritage. Thanks to the prestige of the Opificio, it was possible to bring the headquarters of the European Restoration Agency (E-Rihs) to Florence in 2022 at the Manifattura Tabacchi. We would strongly wish that this would also be an opportunity to invite young people to train in this field that is increasingly in demand internationally.”

Receiving the award, Emanuela Daffra, Superintendent of the Florentine Institute, said she was honored for an award based on motivations that capture some of the historical characteristics of the institution but look above all to the future. “I read in this award, which in its materiality is linked to one of the traditional Florentine manufactures, first of all a stimulus to continue on the themes of research and innovation on an international horizon, always combining them with intelligent operational wisdom, knowledge of ancient techniques. On this path, the certainty of support such as that of Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze is essential,” he said.

Florence, awarded the Opificio delle Pietre Dure the Restoration Prize.

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