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\n Join us in preserving artistic heritage. <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

Donate your \u20185 x mille\u2019 to the Opificio delle Pietre Dure | Italian State Tax Code: 80023870480<\/p><\/p>\n \n

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\n Conservation and Research <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

We operate as a national centre of excellence in the conservation and restoration of artworks, combining practical aspects with technical-scientific and art historical research.<\/p><\/p>\n \n

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The Opificio’s Higher Education School (Italian acronym SAFS – Scuola di Alta Formazione e Studio) for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage offers multidisciplinary and comprehensive university-level training in our laboratories, where universally celebrated masterpieces of art are restored.<\/p><\/p>\n \n

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\n Attivita<\/small>\n Piero della Francesca, \u201cThe Resurrection\u201d <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

Find out the details of the restoration carried out by the OPD on Piero della Francesca\u2019s masterpiece, regarded as “the most beautiful painting in the world”.<\/p><\/p>\n \n

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The Opificio delle Pietre Dure is an Institute with special autonomy within the Ministry of Culture, which operates as a centre of excellence and a national standard in the field of artworks conservation, carrying out restoration, research and advanced training activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Opificio is also home to the Museum of Art in \u2018pietre dure\u2019 (semi-precious stones), a specialised library, a rich restoration archive, a scientific laboratory and a research centre on climatology and preventive conservation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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From the rich assortment of stones to the art pieces belonging to the prestigious collection of the Medici and Lorraine families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From conception to the final result, retrace the complete creation process of the ‘commesso’ or ‘Florentine mosaic’ in semi-precious stones, and discover the fascinating history of the art workshop founded in 1588 by Ferdinando I de’ Medici.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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via degli Alfani, 78. 50121 – Florence<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tel. 800 615 615<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 from Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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