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dc.identifier	ECF_article_1104
dc.title	The Setting up of the Ancient Seat of the Naval History Museum of Venice. An Unpublished Photo Album
dc.contributor.author	Peressutti Silvia
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.type	Research Article
dc.language.iso	it
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/venezia-arti/2017/1/lallestimento-dellantica-sede-del-museo-storico-na/
dc.description.abstract	The subject of this paper is the analysis of a recently recovered photographic folder. The folder content represents an important documentation of the first display of the Museo Storico Navale in Venice, dated 1923. The pictures’ research contribution is extremely valuable as a record both of the museum collection at the time and of the exhibition design and display adopted by the first museum curator: Mario Nani Mocenigo. Based on the Wunderkammer and ancient armoury idea, every space within the building was filled with collection’s objects. It is very important to notice that despite this decision, the display showed a balanced order and elegance. Through the recovered pictures it is possible even to track the conservation process of some collection’s items, which are still exhibited in the present display.
dc.relation.ispartof	Venezia Arti
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 26 \| December 2017
dc.issued	2017-12-20
dc.dateAccepted	2017-09-21
dc.dateSubmitted	2017-07-18
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2385-2720
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.14277/2385-2720/VA-26-17-18
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Museo Storico Navale
dc.subject	Museo Storico Navale
dc.subject	Museum display
dc.subject	Museum display
dc.subject	Photography
dc.subject	Photography

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The Setting up of the Ancient Seat of the Naval History Museum of Venice

An Unpublished Photo Album

Silvia Peressutti

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abstract

The subject of this paper is the analysis of a recently recovered photographic folder. The folder content represents an important documentation of the first display of the Museo Storico Navale in Venice, dated 1923. The pictures’ research contribution is extremely valuable as a record both of the museum collection at the time and of the exhibition design and display adopted by the first museum curator: Mario Nani Mocenigo. Based on the Wunderkammer and ancient armoury idea, every space within the building was filled with collection’s objects. It is very important to notice that despite this decision, the display showed a balanced order and elegance. Through the recovered pictures it is possible even to track the conservation process of some collection’s items, which are still exhibited in the present display.

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Dec. 20, 2017

Accepted

Sept. 21, 2017

Submitted

July 18, 2017

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Keywords: Museum display • Photography • Museo Storico Navale

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