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The Village of Colonnata

Located on the slopes of the Apuan Alps, the characteristic village of Colonnata develops upstream of the city of Carrara and is known worldwide for its lard, seasoned in the famous marble basins, and for its marble quarries. The origins of Colonnata date back to 40 BC when the Romans displaced here a first settlement…

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The Pietà by Michelangelo

“Alla quale opera non pensi mai scultore né artefice raro potere aggiungere di disegno, né di grazia, né con fatica poter mai di finezza, pulitezza e di traforare il marmo con tanta arte, quanto Michele Agnolo vi fece, perché si scorge in quella tutto il valore et il potere dell’arte” (“To which work you never…

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Canova at CARMI

Last August at the (CARMI) Museo Carrara and Michelangelo of Villa Fabbricotti, the exhibition “Canova – Il viaggio a Carrara” was inaugurated. The exhibition offers an analysis of the relationship between the Neoclassical sculptor and the city of Carrara. On display are important works including 5 precious original plaster casts preserved in the plaster cast…

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MarmoMac 2019

The 2019 edition of MarmoMac Verona, which has just ended, is a great success for Gualtiero Corsi. The Company, also present this year at the world leader event for the lithic industry, presented a completely renovated concept stand divided into three areas: the “Stone” area, the “People” area and the “Tech” area to ideally emphasize…

MarmoMac 2019 stand

The 2019 edition of MarmoMac Verona began this morning, the world’s leading event for the lithic industry. We are present, this year also, with a completely renewed stand. The new stand is divided into three areas: the “Stone” area, the “People” area and the “Tech” area to emphasize the intertwining of history, tradition and evolution…

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The Sculpture School

The courses for the 2019-2020 academic year of the Sculpture School of the Academy of Fine Arts of Carrara (Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara), in Tuscany, Italy, are underway. The school provides a First Level Academic Diploma course which provides the student, through different workshops: Sculpture, Techniques of marble and semi-precious stones, Sculpture Techniques,…

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VII Sculpture Symposium

The “VII Hand Sculpture Symposium” in “Piazza del Duomo” in Carrara was officially inaugurated on 31 August 2019. Eight sculptors from various countries of the world will shape their works made in white Carrara marble by sculpting them with mallets and chisels. In Piazza del Duomo, in Carrara (MS) until Sunday 8 September. The involved…

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Marmomac 2019

Ready for the big date with Marmomac Verona, the International Stones, Design and Technologies Exhibition, the most important event for this sector operators: extraction Companies, stone and marble traders, machinery builders. In Verona from September 25 to 28, 2019, Gualtiero Corsi S.r.l. will be present with their own exhibition space at Hall 9, stand C…

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Visits – Untill June 2019

The Gualtiero Corsi Srl in collaboration with the Massa Carrara APT has scheduled a series of guided visits to the “David di Cima Gioia”, the spectacular murales created by the famous street artist Eduardo Kobra. All visits are free. The maximum number of participants allowed for each visit is 50 people. For info, complete calendar…

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Guided tour to David

Guided tours to Eduardo Kobra’s David are going to beginning again. Next Saturday March 23rd there will be the first visit scheduled for 2019. Meeting at 10:00 am at the Infirmary car park under Colonnata. The maximum number of admitted participants is 50 person. The information checkpoint located in Carrara (MS) in the Stadio area…