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Location  of "Costume Colloquium: a tribute to Janet Arnold"

The Auditorium al Duomo, where the scientific sessions of the colloquium took place, is located in the heart of downtown Florence and is a modern, state-of-the-arts lecture theatre equipped for multimedia presentations and simultaneous translation.

Among the locations that hosted exclusive visits for the participants of Costume Colloquium are in Florence: Palazzo Vecchio and its monumental quarters, animated by actors wearing reproductions of Renaissance dress; The Medici Chapels, the burial sites of the Grand Dukes and their families; Palazzo Pitti, once a royal palace, now the home of the Gallery of Costume, the only museum of the fashion history in Italy and one of the most important in the world, with its 6,000+ pieces of antique dress, theatrical costumes and accessories; Stibbert Museum, a fascinating historic villa totally transformed during the 19th century according to the taste of an eccentric English collector, which holds 36,000 pieces among which are costumes, arms, armature, furniture and furnishings; and in Pisa: Cerratelli Foundation which houses an inestimable historic collection of over 25,000 costumes and over 20,000 film posters, scenic photographs, manifestations and sketches that once belonged to the Cerratelli theatrical costume atelier where the costumes of important theatrical and cinematic productions such as “A Room with a View” by James Ivory and “Fratello Sole e Sorella Luna” by Franco Zeffirelli were created; The National Museum of the Royal Palace, considered one of the most important Pisan palaces, it was once the official residence of the Medici Grand Duke dynasties, and later of Lorena and Savoia families. It is now a noble residence decorated in an opulent style where important works of art, including many official court portraits, are on display. The Centro Restauri Tessili is specialised in the conservation of all types of textile artifacts. The areas of professional interest are: cataloging, didactics activity, exhibition preparation, emergency interventins, storeroom monitoring and treatments of all kinds.