St. Petersburg news

30.05 11:56

Restored Italian Hall and exhibition of Italian art and design MACEF open in Academy of Arts

On 26 May, 2003, at 10:30 in the Repin Academy of Arts will officially open the Italian Hall (SALA ITALIA) after restoration and the exhibition of art and design MACEF. Both events are financed and organized by Italy under the St. Petersburg Jubilee Program of the Italian Institute of International Commerce (I.C.E.).

Floor of Carrara marble in the Italian Hall has been made by Italian and Russian masters, and the lamps have been created by an Italian company specializing in natural stone lighting.

The exhibition MACEF organized jointly with the exhibition center Fiera Milano will be displayed in the Italian Hall for two weeks. Public will be showed drawings and other objects presenting the history of Italian design during the last 30 years. Exhibition organizers put special emphasis on the evolution of interior decoration.

The next day, 27 May, citizens and guests of St. Petersburg will see another I.C.E. gift for the 300th anniversary of the Northern capital: system of lighting made by Italian masters will be inaugurated in the garden of the Winter Palace Courtyard.

St. Petersburg will continue to receive gifts from the Italian Institute of International Commerce even after the celebrations finish. “Our cooperation will not be restricted to the jubilee program. Celebration of the St. Petersburg anniversary is a good impetus for developing cooperation between our countries,” said Rocco Gioffre, Director of the St. Petersburg Office of I.C.E.

The program “Italy for the 300th Anniversary of St. Petersburg” includes sixteen projects in total, prepared by the Ministry of Industry jointly with I.C.E. Among them are exhibitions, seminars, cinema festival, fashion shows, Days of Italian Cuisine and many other events.