Exhibitions
Devices of Wonder Magic lanterns and painted film. Four centuries of cinema.
Venaria Reale (Turin), extended until 9 January 2011
After a successful debut in Paris, the exhibition arrives in Italy in the evocative setting of the Reggia di Venaria Reale, in the Rooms of the Arts. The exhibition unfolds across fifteen rooms. The various thematic sections illustrate the fascinating pictorial story of magic lanterns and their connections with cinema – from mute films to the avant-garde and contemporary art. The magic lantern is an optical device that appeared in the second half of the 17th century in the Netherlands, most likely attributed to the Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens. Magic lanterns projected still or animated images against a white screen inside a dark room. The images were painted on glass slides that were generally rectangular in shape. Hand-painting required painstaking precision, because the images had to be accurate to the very last detail, since the projection would blow them up several times. The exhibition is organized into thematic sections that illustrate the main subjects of magic lantern shows throughout their history: Daily Life, Voyages, Science and Teaching, Art and Performances, Religion and Exotericism, a Topsy-Turvy World, Tales and Legends, Abstraction, Eroticism, Ghosts, the Passions of the Soul.
www.lavenaria.it
Vittorio Emanuele II. Il Re Galantuomo. L’infanzia e la giovinezza.
Palazzo Reale, Torino and Real Castello, Racconigi
From 2nd October to 13 March 2011
The life and details of the leading figure in the Risorgimento and the Unification of Italy: his lack of interest in studying, his passion for hunting and billiards more than life at court, the women, the Controversial relationship with Cavour and his role on the European political scene.
www.ilcastellodiracconigi.it
L’ORO E LA SETA. I più bei costumi del Teatro Regio tra i preziosi arredi del Museo Accorsi Ometto
Turin, 16 September 2010 – 26 June 2011
As part of MITO Settembre Musica the splendid costumes of the Teatro Regio of Torino come to life in the preciously furnished rooms of the Museo Accorsi: until 9 January, this includes some of the most beautiful stage costumes of the great tenor Francesco Tamagno.
www.fondazioneaccorsi.it
Photo: “Veduta della Reggia di Venaria con la Grande Peschiera del Parco Basso”. Property: “Consorzio La Venaria Reale ”.