The Wolfson Collection at Genoa
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It is an original and varied collection comprising objects and works of art dating from 1880 to 1945. An excursion among the works of the collection becomes a fascinating documentary:
- on the changes in taste and style within private abodes and public buildings,
- on the urban transformation processes,
- on the relationship between art and political propaganda,
- on the evolution of means of transport,
- on the development of technology and its influence on the working world and the spreading of new social behaviour.
The collection - with more then 18.000 items - comprises:
- architectural drawings, graphics, posters, sketches and drawings (the collection Archives),
- books, publications, posters (the collection Library),
- paintings, sculptures, furniture, complete furnishings, glass, ceramics, metalwork, silver objects (the collection Objects),
Wolfsoniana
via Serra Gropallo, 4
16167 Genova Nervi
tel: 0103231329
URL: www.wolfsoniana.it
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Genoa
A city of art, the capital of Liguria in northern Italy and metropolis looking onto the sea, Genoa has grown up around the city's port - a natural cove that has always been the site of thriving traffic and commerce. Its ancient heart, Europe's biggest historic medieval center, is crisscrossed by a tight weave of alleys that capture the multicultural soul that has always characterized the city's history. Here, among workshops, eateries, and beautiful shops, glimmers a glimpse of the noble past of Genoa, "La Superba", consisting of sixteenth-century villas, Baroque votive aedicules, and prestigious churches giving onto small squares nestled between the buildings.
Modernity is a few steps away, in places returned to the people and tourists by restoration and great urban renewal projects conducted over the last decade. Genoa offers a dizzying mix of the old and the new.
The Expo with the Aquarium, Via San Lorenzo, the Palazzo Ducale, and the splendid Via Garibaldi full of museums. The city's charm can also be found in the numerous delegations from Nervi to Voltri - autonomous cities until the 20's - where visitors can explore villas surrounded by nineteenth-century parks, picturesque sea strolls, and museums large and small.
