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The Castellani and Italian Archaeological JewelryThrough February 6, 2005, The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture is presenting The Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewelry, the first exhibition to explore in depth the artistic and scholarly contributions to jewelry made by three generations of the Castellani family in 19th-century Rome.
This landmark exhibition, organized by the Bard Graduate Center, will also be seen in Rome at the National Etruscan Museum at Villa Giulia and in London at Somerset House.
Comprising more than 250 objects from major public and private collections throughout the world, The Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewelry explores the work and legacy of the firm in a comprehensive fashion, illustrating the wide-ranging aspects of the family's artistic and cultural activities.
For the first time a representative selection of Castellani jewelry from the National Etruscan Museum at Villa Giulia and the Capitoline Museums in Rome is being seen abroad, along with pieces from the British Museum, Musée du Louvre, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Musée des Arts Décoratifs (Paris), and other public institutions and private collections.
The cocurators of the exhibition are Dr. Susan Weber Soros, founder and director of the Bard Graduate Center, and Dr. Stefanie Walk
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