Museum of Christmas crib (Museo del presepe) description and photos - Italy: Empire (Topic)

Museum of the Christmas crib (Museo del presepe) description and photos - Italy: Empire. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Museo del presepe.

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The Museum of the Imperial Christmas Day Nursery, also known as the Municipal Art Gallery, is housed in the 19th century Palazzo del Collejo in Piazza del Duomo. Renovated in 2008, it consists of four exhibition halls. The spacious main lobby features two huge 17th century paintings and paintings by the artist Francesco Bruno. There you can also watch a video about the history and restoration of nativity scenes. The nativity scenes themselves are kept in a large glass case in another room. The collection of the City Art Gallery is displayed in two side rooms.

The Christmas nursery - the main exhibit of the Stucco Hall in the Museum of the Empire - consists of 113 wooden statues from the 18th century, made by the Genoese sculptor Anton Maria Maragliano for the festive nativity scene of the Berio family. It must be said that Maragliano, who began as an apprentice in the sculpture workshop of Arata and improved his technique under the strict guidance of Maestro Torre, was a prolific and very popular sculptor. He and his students worked on these wonderful oil-painted figurines from 1724 to 1741. And in order for every visitor to appreciate the skill of Maragliano, the museum administration organized a special multimedia show with music, bright colors and moving images.

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