BGuthrie Photos: Smithsonian Associates -- Correale Museum of Sorrento

Smithsonian Associates -- Correale Museum of Sorrento:

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Description of Pictures: From Smithsonian description: The Correale Museum of Sorrento: Exhibition Launch with Light Reception: At the heart of Sorrento lies a magnificent jewel-box of a museum, the Museo Correale di Terranova. Within its historic walls is a treasure trove of the decorative arts -- including majolica, intarsia, cabinetry, and more -- collected by the Correale family since the 15th century. Amedeo Maiuri, the celebrated 20th-century archaeologist and authority on Pompeii, called the Correale "the most beautiful museum in the Italian provinces." That beauty shines in Washington this spring when samples of the Correale's ceramics go on display in the Smithsonian Castle. To celebrate their arrival, Filippo Merola, director of the museum, joins us to launch the exhibition with a program on the glories of 18th-century ceramics and how the artform’s aesthetic development paralleled the larger historic forces at play within Campania and throughout Europe.

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1. SACMS_040428_004.JPG: The talk and the exhibit are in the Smithsonian Castle. This is actually the first time I remember having an exhibit in that building.
2. SACMS_040428_015.JPG: These are models of the Smithsonian American Indian Museum which is still being built.
3. SACMS_040428_047.JPG: Music for the event was provided by Raffaele Muollo and Paolo Propoli, two members of the Teatro Tasso of Sorrento.
4. SACMS_040428_058.JPG: Carol Bogash, Director of Educational and Cultural Programs for the Smithsonian Associates, did introductions.
5. SACMS_040428_072.JPG: Martin Stiglio, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington DC, delivered some comments as well.
6. SACMS_040428_124.JPG: When Vito Garzilli, the City Manager for the City of Sorrento, was introduced, Carol Bogash presented him with a plaque. The mayor of Sorrento couldn't attend the event so the ceremony was for the City Manager. The text of the plaque was: This Certification of Appreciation is Presented to Marco Fiorentino, Mayor of Sorrento City in Grateful Recognition of His Manifold Contributions to The Smithsonian Associates Mayor Marco Fiorentino went to extraordinary lengths to ensure the overwhelming success of "Bellissima Compania: Italy's Southern Jewel." His vision and drive to increase and diffuse international understanding developed into a distinguished exhibition of porcelain from The Correale Museum of Sorrento at the Smithsonian Castle and the presentation of stunning educational programs. He ensured that visitors from across America and around the world are discovering the historical and cultural importance of the beautiful City of Sorrento. April 28, 2004 Mara Mayor Director
7. SACMS_040428_190.JPG: Vito Garzilli, City Manager for the City of Sorrento, didn't speak English so Irina Hargan provided the interpretation.
8. SACMS_040428_200.JPG: Filippo Merola, director of the Correale Museum, talked in length about the porcelain collections at the museum.
9. SACMS_040428_310.JPG: Margot Lebow (right)
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