Heritage and innovation
Artist, artisan, entrepreneur, traveler of lands and times: Galileo Chini (1893 – 1956) is a unique profile in the panorama of Italian art. Eclectic and versatile, he was active from the end of the nineteenth to the middle of the twentieth century. He firmly believed in the union between arts and crafts and in their fundamental role in the redevelopment of territories. His sign and his mind always striving for innovation and contemporaneity are the figure and inspiration for the journey that follows here among places and documents, thoughts and arts.
Chini150
Tuscany celebrates the 150th anniversary of Galileo Chini’s birth with a great cultural communication project beginning with two days of initiatives “Open doors”, December 2 -3, 2023. Thanks to two new dedicated social profiles and the restyling of the website galileochini.it, it will be easier to consult the archives, and have a permanent digital reference point with places, events, and insights into the life of the Master as an artist, man, entrepreneur.
Events
A rich calendar of events taking place all over Tuscany to pay homage to the painter starting from December 2, 2023. Exhibits, guided tours, extraordinary openings and much more, to celebrate his innovative spirit and his lasting impact on art and design; for a personalized Chini itinerary; to discover precious places and works of art; more and less known.
Scheduled events
Inaugurazione
Inaugurazione mostra “Paesaggio d’autore”
Palazzo delle Muse – GAMCViareggio
02/12/202311:00 – 12:30
Mostra
Galileo Chini – Opere nelle collezioni pubbliche e private di Montecatini Terme
Palazzo Comunale Montecatini – MoCAMontecatini Terme
15/07/2023 – 07/01/2024
Visita guidata
Passeggiata itinerante a Lido di Camaiore: la Casa delle Vacanze di Galileo Chini e il quartiere Costa Fiorita SOLD OUT
La Casa delle VacanzeLido di Camaiore
01/12/202316:00
Mostra
Mostra “Atto unico” al Chini Museo
Villa Pecori Giraldi – Chini MuseoBorgo San Lorenzo, Firenze
02/12/2023 – 28/04/2024
One artist, many stories
A full immersion into the life of Galileo Chini and his time, through articles, insights and stories, that like threads of a woven tale are intertwined to compose the great tapestry of his life. An invitation to explore more and less known facets of the Master, through testimonies and reflections from scholars, art historians, family friends, enthusiasts.
Latest insights
Galileo Chini and large scale decorations
Over his long career Chini realized many large scale wall decorations, from the early 1900’s up to his last commission…
Along the waters of Galileo
In Galileo Chini’s work, whether painting or ceramic, water occurs often. It is a source of suggestion that accompanies the…
Turandot, the dream of Galileo Chini and Giacomo Puccini
Galileo Chini created the stage designs for the Turandot opera by Giacomo Puccini between 1924 and 1925. These scenographies were…
The Chini Archive
The Chini Archive, curated by Paola Polidori Chini, the artist’s granddaughter, safeguards letters, documents and material gathered by the artist during his life, as well as papers, photographs and thoughts collected by his son Eros and his granddaughter Paola after the artist’s death. It is here that we can uncover hidden secrets about his masterpieces, the personal correspondence that illuminates his human and creative path and the precious legacies to his descendants. An invaluable resource for scholars and enthusiasts, the Chini Archive is an open window on the universe of one of the most influential Masters of Italian art.
Il repertorio delle opere
The repertoire of works by Galileo Chini is a digital tool curated by Paolo Bellucci which aims to catalog and continuously update the thousands of ceramic works, painting, decoration, theater and illustration in which Galileo Chini ventured. A unique tool that, together with the site galileochini.it, makes the universe of Galileo Chini a digital reference for everyone.
