A homage to the Ginori Manufactory and its population of statues. Starting from May 18 the Museo Nazionale del Bargello in Florence will host an exhibition devoted to the porcelain statues manufactured in Doccia and to those statues’ original sources of inspiration.

Founded by the Marchese Carlo Ginori in Doccia near Florence in 1737, the Sesto Fiorentino Porcelain Manufactory, which was to become known as Richard Ginori in 1896, is the oldest such manufactory in Italy and is still fully operational.