MIC Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche in Faenza

The International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza houses a significant collection of indigenous American artefacts. In 1917, Ercole Alberghi’s Argentine collection was transferred there, followed by Federico Parisini’s Chilean collection in 1927, Monsignor Aldo Laghi’s Peruvian collection in 1928, Guido Masserano’s Guatemalan collection in 1930, and Giovanni Bolognesi’s Peruvian collection in 1937.

After the Second World War, the collection grew thanks to donations, deposits and purchases, as well as agreements with foreign museums. In 1949, Giuseppe Bazzocchi’s collection of Peruvian ceramics and Antonio Mordini’s collection from Honduras arrived; in 1953, Mesoamerican fragments from Max Boesch were acquired. Mario Fantin’s collection was added in 1982. More recently, the collection has grown with the Berardi deposit (2009) and donations from Olivieri (2009-2010), Baccherini (2013), Broccardo Oriani (2014) and Erani-Pasi (2015). In addition to the clay artefacts, the museum also houses a superb collection of Peruvian textiles donated by Graziella Laffi Petrachi. The most valuable works from these acquisitions, over 250 in number, are on display in the museum’s permanent section.