{"id":748,"date":"2022-10-27T17:32:26","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T15:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opificiodellepietredure.cultura.gov.it\/homepage\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T12:06:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T10:06:19","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/opificiodellepietredure.cultura.gov.it\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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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\n Higher Education School for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

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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\n 29 July 2026<\/small>\n \u00ab…volava con le mani e con l’ingegno\u00bb Jacopo Sansovino, i materiali poveri, un capolavoro veneziano. Mostra al Museo dell’Opificio dal 30 luglio 2026<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n<\/article>\n
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\n 28 July 2026<\/small>\n IL RESTAURO DEL FUTURO PARTE DA FIRENZE: AL VIA CORSI DI ALTA FORMAZIONE TRA TECNOLOGIE AVANZATE E GESTIONE DELLE EMERGENZE<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n<\/article>\n
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\n 23 June 2026<\/small>\n Finissage della mostra \u201cChanges\u201d e presentazione del volume: “Changes. Governare i cambiamenti, innovare la cura”. Il 26 giugno 2026 alle ore 18:00 presso la fsmgallery<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n<\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <\/div>\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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Monday \u2013 Saturday 8:15 am \u2013 2:00 pm <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Closed<\/strong> Sundays, public holidays, and June 24 for the feast of the patron saint of Florence.<\/p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

The museum is accessible to people with motor disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Online reservations and ticketing: OPD Museum Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ticketing Call Center:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Tel. +39 055 0354135<\/a> \u2013 from abroad<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n Mostra<\/small>\n \n \u00ab…volava con le mani e con l’ingegno\u00bb Jacopo Sansovino, i materiali poveri, un capolavoro veneziano <\/a>\n \n <\/h3>\n

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\n Mostra<\/small>\n \n Farsi forma. Il restauro di cinque vasi etruschi del Museo Guarnacci di Volterra <\/a>\n \n <\/h3>\n

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\n Aperture straordinarie<\/small>\n \n Aperture straordinarie serali del Museo dell\u2019Opificio delle Pietre Dure. Il calendario 2026 <\/a>\n \n <\/h3>\n

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