Boncompagni Ludovisi Museum
- carlottaceccarini9
- May 22, 2022
- 1 min read
A museum where art, fashion, design and sculpture are in perfect harmony.
On May 21th, Open House opened its doors in Rome, a free weekend dedicated to the discovery of the Capital's architecture. On this occasion I had the pleasure of visiting the Boncompagni Ludovisi Museum for decorative arts, costumes and fashion of the 19th and 20th centuries, not far from Villa Borghese, in one of the most characteristic areas of Rome.
In 1901 the architect Giovanni Battista Giovenale created a building in perfect harmony between the Baroque style and the Art Nouveau, destined to house the collection donated by Princess Blanceflor de Bildt Boncompagni to the Italian State, a collection of works that is still enriched today thanks to non-legacies not only from the past, but also from recent years.
This collection brings together design objects in characteristic Art Nouveau style, fashion costumes that offer a glimpse of this art in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, but also Decò and futurist works among which the great multifaceted artist Giacomo Balla stands out. Inside the two floors that can be visited and open to the public, you can find statues, posters, jewels, ceramic objects, fashion figures. The museum houses a splendid stained glass window by Duilio Cambellotti and a room dedicated to Galileo Chini's Spring that recalls the Viennese genius Klimt.
A small museum that tells a great story!
Until 4 September 2022 the exhibition DETAILS, Shapes and signs in fabrics and fashion techniques is integrated into the permanent collection, with photographs by Roberto Galasso, interesting zooms of the clothes on display that emphasize the excellent workmanship and elegant fabrics of these haute couture's garments.
Photos made by Carlotta Ceccarini
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