Today we visited the Museo d'Arte Industriale e Galleria Bargellini. This museum housed what is known as industrial art as well as a small art gallery. What is industrial art? Think decorative ironwork used for keys, keyholes, and door knockers. The art gallery had many interesting pieces. Perhaps the loveliest were several framed pieces of ricamo from the 17th century which were made in Bologna. These were made using fine thread to make small tapestry-like pictures. If the docent hadn't pointed out that it was ricamo I would have thought it was just paint – it was that fine. Another was a large decorative box made of tortoise shell and another was a horse-drawn carriage from the 18th century. Cinzia also liked several putti – one of Cupid and another of the baby Bacchus.
After the museum our walk brought us to this decorative building that must have need covered in hundreds of heads! Each one was different. The popped out of the sides of the building, from between windows, and from under the roofline.
We passed the window of a shop that displayed dozens of Christmas baskets filled with wonderful goodies. Just look at what these boxes included. The shop was closed, as we were probably passing by between 13:00 and 15:30, but we’ll make it a point to return.
Passing through Cioccoshow on our way home Cinzia stopped for a Vin Brulé. She liked it so much she bought a sack of the spices to make at home during Christmas.
We passed the window of a shop that displayed dozens of Christmas baskets filled with wonderful goodies. Just look at what these boxes included. The shop was closed, as we were probably passing by between 13:00 and 15:30, but we’ll make it a point to return.
Passing through Cioccoshow on our way home Cinzia stopped for a Vin Brulé. She liked it so much she bought a sack of the spices to make at home during Christmas.